Blessed are you that mourn for THEY WILL BE COMFORTED. (Mathew 5:4) It is a promise. God knows how to comfort us in our affliction and he knows who to send to help us in our hour of need. We may be the only Jesus that many people experience in life. Jesus said when you have done it unto the least of my brethren, you have done it unto me (Matthew 25:40).
Some of my joy has been in helping others (more blessed to give than
receive). Recently the Lord dealt with me about helping a woman who had
surgery on her foot. I knew she was married, but she was not getting
the support/help she needed. I could have hardened my heart since she has
a husband to help her, but I’ve been in her situation many times
myself.
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. 2 Cor. 1:4
I lost a great love and companion. I’m coming up on the fifth anniversary of his death. Some of my friends lost a relationship and some time with their children (every other weekend) through a divorce. Some of my friends have lost their mother. Some of my friends their adult children will not speak to them. We are mourning those losses.
Even my beloved spouse was not supportive on several occasions. When we were engaged and my father had pancreatic cancer he ran off and went snowmobiling with his work friends. I did not want him to go. He cut his trip a little short to be a paul bearer in his funeral. His sister said he did the same thing to her as far as go on vacation when their baby sister had cancer and passed away and she got stuck with all the funeral arrangements here in Indy by herself. He did the same thing when I was having my first grandchild off snowmobiling again with his work friends. Everyone knows that when it’s a person weakest time/important critical moments is when you need them the most. I had the same problem with my brother.
This has been a longer season of grief than a divorce was in my life. I was able to get through a divorce a lot better. Sometimes when you get thrown from a horse it's harder to get back in the saddle. Same way with a bad car accident. It's hard to get back behind the driver's seat if your life was totaled emotionally speaking. For those never thrown from a horse or in a car accident (divorced), I’ve noticed it’s even harder for them to get back in the seat/behind the wheel from the death of a first time marriage.
One of the things that has been tested since I lost my husband is a belief in a loving God. How can a loving God allow such horrid things to continue in this world. Not only that, but there seems to be a rather lack of love or empathy in our society (Matthew 24:12).
When we go through pain and suffering in life it’s hard to believe in a loving Heavenly Father. These are common temptations and it says that there is not temptation that has not taken us that is “common to man.” (1Cor. 10:13). This is the main temptation I see with people who have gone through divorce and death is an attack on their love.
Now abideth faith, hope and love, but the greatest is love. I find when I put my faith and trust in a “loving” God, and than his love will flow through me to others. The reason I believe that there is a lack of love is many people don’t believe in a loving Heavenly Father. If you don’t believe in God’s love and it’s the best way how can you demonstrate the love of God to others?
And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Ephesians 3:18-19
Part of the love God is demonstration. Faith without works is dead. I know knowledge puffs up. I can’t just keep hearing and hearing and hearing and hearing the word of God Bible study after Bible Study, Sunday after Sunday and not put my faith and love to action.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18
One of the “huge” problems in my life is my parents had these big family events, than when my parents passed away my sister and I had big family events and then when my sister passed away, I had some big family events and now that I lost my spouse and two of my children have moved out of town or are working during the holidays, there are no family events. Part of the grief is missing all those great family reunions. For a while, my kids and I went to single socials during the holidays just to get through this. Praise God I sure look forward to that great “family” reunion in heaven!
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. 2 Cor. 1:4
I lost a great love and companion. I’m coming up on the fifth anniversary of his death. Some of my friends lost a relationship and some time with their children (every other weekend) through a divorce. Some of my friends have lost their mother. Some of my friends their adult children will not speak to them. We are mourning those losses.
Even my beloved spouse was not supportive on several occasions. When we were engaged and my father had pancreatic cancer he ran off and went snowmobiling with his work friends. I did not want him to go. He cut his trip a little short to be a paul bearer in his funeral. His sister said he did the same thing to her as far as go on vacation when their baby sister had cancer and passed away and she got stuck with all the funeral arrangements here in Indy by herself. He did the same thing when I was having my first grandchild off snowmobiling again with his work friends. Everyone knows that when it’s a person weakest time/important critical moments is when you need them the most. I had the same problem with my brother.
This has been a longer season of grief than a divorce was in my life. I was able to get through a divorce a lot better. Sometimes when you get thrown from a horse it's harder to get back in the saddle. Same way with a bad car accident. It's hard to get back behind the driver's seat if your life was totaled emotionally speaking. For those never thrown from a horse or in a car accident (divorced), I’ve noticed it’s even harder for them to get back in the seat/behind the wheel from the death of a first time marriage.
One of the things that has been tested since I lost my husband is a belief in a loving God. How can a loving God allow such horrid things to continue in this world. Not only that, but there seems to be a rather lack of love or empathy in our society (Matthew 24:12).
When we go through pain and suffering in life it’s hard to believe in a loving Heavenly Father. These are common temptations and it says that there is not temptation that has not taken us that is “common to man.” (1Cor. 10:13). This is the main temptation I see with people who have gone through divorce and death is an attack on their love.
Now abideth faith, hope and love, but the greatest is love. I find when I put my faith and trust in a “loving” God, and than his love will flow through me to others. The reason I believe that there is a lack of love is many people don’t believe in a loving Heavenly Father. If you don’t believe in God’s love and it’s the best way how can you demonstrate the love of God to others?
And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Ephesians 3:18-19
Part of the love God is demonstration. Faith without works is dead. I know knowledge puffs up. I can’t just keep hearing and hearing and hearing and hearing the word of God Bible study after Bible Study, Sunday after Sunday and not put my faith and love to action.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18
One of the “huge” problems in my life is my parents had these big family events, than when my parents passed away my sister and I had big family events and then when my sister passed away, I had some big family events and now that I lost my spouse and two of my children have moved out of town or are working during the holidays, there are no family events. Part of the grief is missing all those great family reunions. For a while, my kids and I went to single socials during the holidays just to get through this. Praise God I sure look forward to that great “family” reunion in heaven!
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