I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:19-23
Is your soul downcast within you? Does your grief consume you? Losing a loved one does that to us, doesn’t it? Grief is a dark cloud of gloom that seems to follow us everywhere. It touches every corner of our souls. It shows up in places where we don’t expect and always where we do.
Healing takes time. So much time. We absolutely have to be patient with ourselves and those around us. In the meantime, we are the walking wounded, trying to cope with life as best we can, but with a gaping hole in our hearts where our loved one once was. I know you may not believe this right now, but someday that wound will heal to the point that it will be a scar, always sensitive to touch, but not as painful as it is today.
Moving forward, pushing through our pain until we come out on the other side to a path of healing – this is what our loved one would want us to do. Not wallowing in our loss, but pressing forward.
Does moving forward mean we don’t care about the one we lost? If we show progress in our healing, do we need to feel guilty that we’re not grieving as much as we once were? No, of course not. Grief is the realization that our loved one is no longer here. We feel the pain but we don’t need to wallow in it. Grief doesn’t have to consume us. Taking care of ourselves and starting on that road to healing is most important. Are we leaving our loved one behind as we move toward hope and healing? No, for we carry them in our hearts as we travel our path of loss to a new path of wellness. Take with you those good memories of the one you lost as you begin your new journey of wholeness.
Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You that Your compassion for me never fails. Your mercies toward my hurting heart are new every morning. Help me not to be consumed with my grief, but recognize that it is a tool to use to bring me to a place of hope and healing, of wellness and wholeness. Give me patience with myself and others as I travel this difficult road. I know healing takes time. I thank You that You are the Great Healer of my heart and soul. I trust in Your love and compassion to carry me to the other side of grief, to a place of healing. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Copyright © 2014 by Dawn Dailey. All rights reserved.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™
Is your soul downcast within you? Does your grief consume you? Losing a loved one does that to us, doesn’t it? Grief is a dark cloud of gloom that seems to follow us everywhere. It touches every corner of our souls. It shows up in places where we don’t expect and always where we do.
Healing takes time. So much time. We absolutely have to be patient with ourselves and those around us. In the meantime, we are the walking wounded, trying to cope with life as best we can, but with a gaping hole in our hearts where our loved one once was. I know you may not believe this right now, but someday that wound will heal to the point that it will be a scar, always sensitive to touch, but not as painful as it is today.
Moving forward, pushing through our pain until we come out on the other side to a path of healing – this is what our loved one would want us to do. Not wallowing in our loss, but pressing forward.
Does moving forward mean we don’t care about the one we lost? If we show progress in our healing, do we need to feel guilty that we’re not grieving as much as we once were? No, of course not. Grief is the realization that our loved one is no longer here. We feel the pain but we don’t need to wallow in it. Grief doesn’t have to consume us. Taking care of ourselves and starting on that road to healing is most important. Are we leaving our loved one behind as we move toward hope and healing? No, for we carry them in our hearts as we travel our path of loss to a new path of wellness. Take with you those good memories of the one you lost as you begin your new journey of wholeness.
Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You that Your compassion for me never fails. Your mercies toward my hurting heart are new every morning. Help me not to be consumed with my grief, but recognize that it is a tool to use to bring me to a place of hope and healing, of wellness and wholeness. Give me patience with myself and others as I travel this difficult road. I know healing takes time. I thank You that You are the Great Healer of my heart and soul. I trust in Your love and compassion to carry me to the other side of grief, to a place of healing. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Copyright © 2014 by Dawn Dailey. All rights reserved.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™
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