Why Talk About Grieving?

 You may wonder why I talk about grieving in this space. First, it is normal to grieve the death of a loved one. The closer you were to them, and the longer you were together, the deeper your grief over their death will be. The death of your spouse, a mother's grief over the death of her child, are heart breaking events in life.

I think that we feel like grieving is a lack of faith. Or that we should always be happy and at peace as we are new creatures in Christ. But God made us as we are with our feeling and emotions and fears, as well as our triumphs and our faith.

If your child is hurt or angry do you, as a parent, cast them off forever because they have an outburst of fear and pain and emotional distress? No, you find a way to help them, to hug them, and to get them through their upset time. You do not spank a child because it is crying and distressed, do you? This is how God deals with us in our times of emotional distress. God is the adult in the room when we are falling apart.

One day you will experience grief over the death of a loved one. I can help you when that time comes.

Grieving is proof of your love. A failure to grieve calls into question the sincerity of your love. The time to love is while they are still alive.