God in the grief

We wish we could get rid of our pain but God might want us to feel it. It's a faithful God that lets you feel pain intimately. scriptures used: Hebrews 4:14-16 Matthew 8:17 Ephesians 3:17 Out of pain can come: love, affection, warmth, tenderness, care, concern, sympathy, kindness, compassion, understanding, thoughtfulness, appreciation, OR suspicion, loneliness, neglect, disbelief, doubts, fears,...

Challenges are what makes life interesting, and overcoming them is wht makes life meaningful. four things challelnges can teach us. It puts us in a place to learn more than when we are at ease it builds character gives us strength for the future makes sweet victory a review of the challenge of David and Goliath. A look at what Job gained in his challenge. realizing we are better because of our cha...

Life's circumstances can leave us feeling fearful, discouraged, and alone. But God has given us some powerful tools to use to combat these difficulties. we can be fearless and at peace in our personal grief. These tools are: . the name of Jesus Singing and praise The light of God's Word Peace that comes from trust The poems read are: "keep us the song of faith" by M.E. Barber " against a thorn' se...

How and why to encourage yourself through songs. Some good ole Hymns listed and a reading out of Kathy's grief journal. Ends with a song by Crossroads, "God wants to hear you sing.' kathy can be reached at : godinthegrief@gmail.com

We can make a difference by how our grief effects us and others in our own ordinary broken life by being that one willing person God can use. You will learn in this episode that defending God, being willing to speak up, just being faithful, and showing up with our basket, bringing what we can to God, and recognizing God has a purpose in our life will help make a difference in your grief. Keeping G...

As I was praying today I found myself praising God and thanking Him. Thanking Him for creating two amazing boys and giving them to me to enjoy for a while. Thanking Him for making a place in heaven for them and receiving them with open arms. Thanking Him that he made a way to live a life here worthy of heaven so I can see my boys again. Thanking him for being with us always even when our hearts do...

Perspective is one of the keys to finding joy in our grief. It will allow us to be thankful despite our hard times, .It will help us to go from strength to strength , not battle to battle.

There are two sides to dying. The earth side that is often lonely and sad. And the heaven side that is amazing. Don't forget to think about the heaven side. There was a huge happy welcome there. song in background is by Chuck Wagon Gang, "traveling on" poem, "Hope Ever" by unknown

Memories can be precious, or sometimes they can be painful. Either way , we need to be thankful we have them. song, precious memories, by Alan Jackson.

We want our life to be an encouragement to others. When we go thru hard times it strengthens our testimony of who we say God is. Let's establish a beautiful testimony for our children and others around us that will enable them to take courage from. names mentioned changed for privacy Let your smile change the world, but don't let the world change your smile.

Romans 8;28 tells us that ," all things work together for good." Do we still believe that when we are broken? Do good things come from broken things? The answer is , YES! God has always deemed it so. He was broken for our good, let us be willing to be broken for His glory.

God does all things well, all the time. Sometimes that takes going through difficult times to allow God to work with the soul, the most precious part of man to God. Included are short stories of God's goodness. music used by permission by Pam Thum, ,' life is hard'

Praising God in the midst of grief is the highest form of gratitude we can give God for who He is. Think of simple ways to be thankful: joy dare (mistakenly called truth dare in this episode) by Ann Voskamp,is easily found on Pinterest Be thankful for the hard things in life, it will change your perspective. Music in the background, "angels watching " by praise piano. Excerpts from my journal allo...

Peace is a healing balm, and if we don't give our grief to God and let him exchange it for peace, we will be fighting ourselves. But God has a peace that passes understanding. We don't have to figure it out. We just have to trust. Find out how God have his peace to us when Mandy's phone spoke peace . song from the album. "scripture lullabies' called, "the peace of God."

In times of grief we feel weak, but with God in the grief, He has given us all the tools we need to gain strength. We are strong, we are brave. the song, "He will carry you." by the Carr family Kathy can be reached at godinthegrief@gmail.com

Learning to place our time in God's hand is not easy but if we do it we will find peace comes with it. Finding a way out when we feel stuck between yesterday and tomorrow is possible. We can learn to make new memories and find something to look forward to for the future.

Words have a powerful effect on us, so use your words wisely, and use God's word.

We took a trip to the coast after the funeral and stopped at Mt St Helens. The quote, "out of catastrophe comes opportunities. was on their IMAX film. I'll never forget it. .It's so true. Eph. 5:19-20 says, "speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of...

I learned I had to forgive myself if I didn't want anything to hinder my worship of God.

I learned that we need people in our grief to allow them to be a comfort to us and appreciate them. "people who realize they need people and appreciate those people are the most blessed people." Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another. The heroes in my time of grief were the people that saw a need and just showed up to fill it. People...

How God in the Grief made all the difference. The story of my loss.