You can connect with Anne on her website, Facebook page, and on Medium.When you or a loved one are entering into hospice care, you may experience a wide variety of emotions: sadness, anger, shock, denial, relief, and guilt, to name a few. Sign up to join her newsletter and as a bonus receive her free Ebook, Helping Someone in Grief: 17 Things You Need to Know. She wants those in grief to know they are not alone. Anne’s tagline is "Life is hard, so I write words to make it softer." Having lost her mother, her father, and 3 of her siblings and most recently her baby granddaughter, Anne is well acquainted with grief. She is a regular contributor to Crosswalk. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” - Matthew 11:28-30Īnne Peterson is a poet, speaker and published author of 14 books. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4Ĭome to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Isaiah 54:10īlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you. For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away. Matthew 5:4īe gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress my eye is wasted from grief my soul and my body also. Psalm 73:26īlessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. Peace I leave with you my peace I give to you. Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. 10 Additional Bible Verses for Grief and Lossįor he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help. I pray this in Jesus’ precious and holy name. So much, that you are saving each little tear they shed. Help them to know that you are God and you care deeply for them. But mostly, I pray that they sense your presence. I pray that you would send supportive people into their life, so they know that they don’t have to carry this burden alone. I pray that you would comfort them with the comfort you give. One day.įather God, I pray for this grieving one. Our little granddaughter died at only 14 months old. The things that came and robbed us of those we love will be gone. No longer will cancer and other diseases exist. It means we will be reunited with those we’ve had to say goodbye to. It’s hard for us to imagine, but it’s also wonderful. There will be no more sorrow, no more goodbyes. He thanked God before he saw his friend take one step. Thank God for the fact he is going to supply your needs just like Jesus thanked God for answering his prayer about Lazarus. And one day we will understand the things that are unclear to us now. Remember, you and I don’t see the whole picture. After all, you prayed that your loved one would live. And God IS trustworthy.įight any temptation to believe God’s not trustworthy. One of God’s names is Jehovah Jireh, which means the Lord will provide. I’m sure he already knows it, but if you list it, then you can also praise God when you see him supply each and every one. So if you’re a list person, make your list. We have finite minds but His mind is infinite. The good news is you don’t have to worry about his methods. You may not know how he’s going to do it, and that’s okay. God made that heart of yours that is now shattered. He’s the only one who really does, no matter how many others claim to know. And yet, God knows how you feel right now. And if you’ve lost a child, you feel that part of you has died as well. If you’ve lost your parent, you ache inside, just wanting to talk to them one more time. If you’ve lost your husband, maybe he made decisions which are now yours to make. You’ll start to worry that you will not be able to make it without your loved one. Being overwhelmed in your loss is one of them. When someone you love dies, you’ll go through many feelings. So when you start to feel anxious, picture yourself handing that care into the large hands of God. This verse is a reminder that God cares about you, which means he cares about anything you are concerned with. You may find yourself feeling numb for a while, but when you start to feel anxious, this is a perfect verse for you.
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