Grief

Sometimes the news comes quick. Sometimes the news comes slow. No matter how or when it comes, grief travels in the wake of the news. Grief is heavy, weighty, a burden, especially when it involves someone deeply loved. Grief is not meant to be carried alone. It’s too heavy and may last a while—and that’s ok. That’s what family and friends are for, to share the load. Jesus stood outside the tomb of his friend and wept but He did not weep alone. It was a deep, human moment. “ Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted ” (Matt 5:4). If anyone knows how we feel in grief, it’s Him. But His grief did not linger long, as at the mention of his name, Lazarus came forth. We are not meant to dwell in grief, but should leave room enough for it. Let it run its course. Like the song says, “ Every Storm Runs Out Of Rain .” Another song says, “ The storm We will dance as it breaks The storm It will give as it takes And all of our pain is washed away Don't cry or be afraid Some things...

Warning

“[Y]ou know ‘our’ people will warn you, ‘Don't get too spiritual.’ You never heard anybody saying ‘Don't get to rich’, ‘Don't get too much education’ but rather ‘Don't get too much spiritual’ . . . Do you know why? Because they’ve been dragging their feet for the last ten or twenty years, and they’re afraid you’ll get ahead of them.”

Leonard Ravenhill, “Give me Souls or I’ll die!”

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