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| Dear God, Teach us how to grieve with Godly sorrow over everything grief-worthy. I know that we can even glorify you in our mourning. Please reveal in-depth what Matthew 5:4 means. We need your consolation and comfort that only you can give. Give us beauty for our ashes and turn our mourning into joy. So many of us have dealt with grief for so long. It is a heavy burden to bare. Release us from our grief as we study your word today and comfort us. Remove worldly sorrow from our heart and replace it with Godly sorrow so that we may please you. In Jesusβ name, Amen Matthew 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. https://youtu.be/_5epmXqjIS4 This is an old song my Mother liked. It goes along with grieving in Godly Sorrow so I wanted to share it. Please pay attention to the words. βHe Washed My Eyes In Tears That I Might Seeβ The Purpose of the Beatitudes In the beatitudes, Jesus is contrasting worldly happiness with true blessedness. He is talking about spiritual prosperity which comes from being in the right relationship with God. In reality, Matthew 5:4 is actually referring to mourning over sin and expressing Godly sorrow. Like 6:21 has weepers being able to laugh. Isaiah 61:1-3 is the original text Jesus was referring to. Luke 6:21 ▼ Isaiah 61:1-3 ▼ An inevitable state of blessedness comes to those who mourn over their sin in Godly sorrow. An intimate relationship with God is the very foundation of true happiness. Those who are mourning are obviously not happy in that moment. They are also not completely hopeless. Godly sorrow gives hope and not hopelessness. By believing in Jesus as the resurrection and the life, our grief is not hopeless. To be blessed or happy could also refer to being in a state of peace with God and oneβs self. Isaiah 66:2 ▼ Of all who mourn, those who are in Christ will be comforted by God and free from mourning for eternity. Revelations 21:4 ▼ 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 ▼ There needs to be a balance between sorrow and joy. This balance between joy and mourning then leads to meekness, the next beatitude. The beatitudes are filled with hope. They are a series of nine statements that describe a group of people who seem the opposite of blessed. Instead of being filled with grief and despair, we are blessed in Christ Jesus. Ecclesiates 3:1 and 4 ▼ Without grief over sin, no one would receive the comfort of forgiveness. When we mourn over our sins in repentance before God and accept Jesus as our Savior, we are given βthe comforterβ, the Holy Spirit. James 4:7-10 ▼ John 16:13-14 ▼ John 14:16-17 ▼ True repentance always results in complete forgiveness. We will no longer be condemned. Psalms 30:5 ▼ Romans 8:1-2 ▼ Rather than hanging onto guilt and shame, we realize we are justified by God through Jesus. We have been declared righteous. 2 Corinthians 5:21 ▼ Galatians 3:24 ▼ If you are a sinner in need of repentance, you will bring joy to heaven when you repent. A sinners repentance cause joy and celebration in heaven and we should celebrate it on Earth too. Luke 15:7 ▼ Grief! We all experience it in our lives. No one is exempt from grief. We all sin. Others sin. We go through trials and tribulations. We experience the death of loved ones. We experience relationship breakups and abuse. How do we deal with all of this in a Biblical way? Everyone grieves. The question then becomes, with whom and how are you going to grieve? You can keep it inward and grieve alone, being completely self-reliant and self-centered or you can share your grief with Christ and others. Self-centered grieving does not glorify God. This study is hitting home for me in that I have suffered many hurts in my life, but how do we deal with and process those hurts with Godly sorrow, look outside of ourselves, and receive God's healing? I seek the answers to some of these types of questions as I work on this study. This study is a bit of a complicated one. Yes, it seems like blessed are they that mourn for they will be comforted should be quite self-explainable. Matthew 5:4 is a simple and yet a loaded, complex statement. Some of us when we experience a loss, feel like we might go to our grave with grief. Jacob did when they told him about Joseph. Genesis 37:34-35 ▼ For Jacob, this was grief upon grief. He had previously already Lost Joseph's mother in the birth of the younger son Benjamin. Now he had lost Joseph too, assuming he had been attacked by a wild beast and had died. I found myself studying one thing which led to another which led to another, etc... Grief is emotional. It is draining. It is unpleasant. It comes in different forms for different people. One of the most common griefs we face is the death of loved ones. However, there can be many things that cause us to grieve. There are many different types of losses. I am sorry if this ends up a little long, but there is a lot of information I want to go over. I know I am not the only one hurting. So how do we handle these negative emotions in a way that pleases God? Sometimes, we can experience some type of grief or sense of loss even in good things such as a move, change in career, promotion, a graduation, a wedding, or some type of new adventure. We must keep ourselves grounded in Christ. We mustn't deny our emotions we are feeling, but instead we must take them to God in prayer. We have to give ourselves time to feel and to process our emotions in order to find healing. God will give us peace in the end. John 14:27 ▼ Most people suppress grief and the emotions that come along with it. We hide it from others, and try to act tough when seen in public. We like to cry in private because some people view tears as a weakness. Some people completely refuse to mourn. A lot of us may try to rush grief. Unfortunately, grief has no time limit. It can happen all at once or it can happen in unexpected waves at unexpected times. There are some things we grieve harder over than others. Grief can be a gage as to what is important to us. No one enjoys grieving. However, God invites us to grieve while wrapped in his strong, loving arms. Matthew 11:28-30 ▼ Many people push away the paiΕ of experiencing loss by minimizing, spiritualizing, rationalizing, or criticizing. Minimizing grief tends to prevent us from living in truth. This happens when we convince ourselves that it really isn't that bad. Spiritualizing grief is hiding behind religious cliches and not facing our emotions such as doubt and fear. Rationalizing grief is when we attempt to explain it away instead of being honest with God about our struggles. Criticizing grief happens when we look for someone or something to blame. These are all common strategies to avoid grief. Studies show it is better to express and experience your grief than to try to suppress it. When we suppress it, it only prolongs our grieving time. When we suppress emotions rather than dealing with them, they will eventually show their ugly heads again when you least expect it. We have to learn to deal with and process emotions. The Bible never tells us not to grieve, not to be angry, not to cry, not to feel. In fact, it says the opposite. It tells us to weep with others who weep. It tells us to be angry and sin not. However, it does tell us to not let the sun go down upon our wrath. To me, that indicates that we need to process it and let it go. God does not want us to dwell in a state of those negative emotions. So I think that the best way to handle them is to allow ourselves to feel the emotions. We need to do whatever it is we need to do to deal with them appropriately. We can not necessarily rush grief, but we can process through it with the help of the God of all comfort. Grief is necessary and normal, and each person's path through grief is uniquely their own. Romans 12:15 ▼ Ephesians 4:26 ▼ In the Bible, the people of God face their grief head-on and honestly. They don't minimize it or look for quick and easy spiritual answers. The ability to reflect God's glory as Christ is formed in us is rarely developed with ease. When new life is formed, pain is inevitable. Never be afraid to be honest with God. Are you struggling with emotions, unforgiveness, anger, resentment, or bitterness? You can bring anything to God in prayer. As a child of God going to his father for help with something he can not do on his own will not find an angry, threatening, unapproachable God wanting to punish him, but a father with a heart of overwhelming love, mercy, compassion, and a desire to help. Grief has 5 stages. A person may or may not experience all 5 stages. They may experience all of the stages in order or go back and forth between them. The 5 stages of grief are denial, bargaining, anger, depression/sadness, and acceptance. The ultimate goal is get to the stage of acceptance. Once acceptance is achieved then you accept and are at peace with what has happened to cause your grief. There is essentially no right or wrong way to grieve. It is an individualβs process. It can not be forced or rushed. Grief just takes time. However, some types of grief fall outside of normal expectations; anticipatory grief, disenfranchised grief, and complicated grief. Anticipatory grief is when you grieve for something that hasn't happened yet, such as a terminally ill loved one, a pending job loss, or an aging pet. Disenfranchised grief occurs when your loss is devalued by others. It happens when others minimize your grief. Complicated grief is where the pain of a significant loss may never disappear. This usually happens with a loss of a loved one like a significant other or a child. Sometimes God allows us to suffer so that we will turn out better in the end. 1 Peter 8-10 ▼ Imagine our emotions all packed up in these backpacks we carry around on our backs. We have to actually take the backpack off our back and use our hands to unpack what is in the bag. We have to handle it and feel it and acknowledge it is there before we can take it out of the bag and let go of it. Glorifying God in Grief What can we take from all of this? When we live honestly and admit the pain of sadness and loss, we bring glory to God as our comforter. If we face our grief rawly and honestly with God, the Holy Spirit will eventually deliver comfort to us. Because of the Gospel of Christ we can grieve honestly, admit we struggle with confusion and doubt or other emotions, and fully rely on Jesus as we cast our cares upon him. 1 Peter 5:6-11 ▼ God is developing through the pain, a child who depends more and more upon him and knows the Lord is good even in the midst of difficult situations. We must face our loss with faith in God. The road to hope and growth often takes us through pain and despair. We must resist the temptation to be angry at God. James 1:20 ▼ Even if we are surprised by loss, God is never surprised by it. We need to rest in his sovereignty. Matthew 10:29-31 ▼ Realize that it is good to grieve. Even Jesus grieved. Sometimes men and women alike just need a good cry. This allows us to acknowledge our emotion and release it rather than ignoring it and hanging onto it. Jesus said to those standing around Lazarusβ tomb, βDid I not tell you if believe, you will see the glory of God?β We have to acknowledge our grief, share it with others, and continually pray until God's glory is revealed and we get through our grief. Psalms 147:3 ▼ We can also rejoice in the hope of reuniting some day. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 ▼ 2 Samuel 12:20-23 ▼ Reach out to others who are grieving also. By reaching out to others who are hurting too, we can find healing for ourselves and bring glory to God by removing our focus from ourself. We can encourage one another while grieving by sharing encouraging Scriptures and songs with each other. We can even find joy in the Lord while grieving. 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 ▼ Ephesians 5:19 ▼ You may ask, βHow can I help someone else who is grieving when I am still grieving myself?β For one, sometimes it just helps to have someone there to listen to you as you talk about your feelings. Just listen without trying to offer comforting words. Just be there for them. You can also reach out to someone else who is grieving. Offer to help or your shoulder to cry on or a listening ear. Be practical. You can offer to help with chores and responsibilities to give them time to process their grief. You may offer to babysit their kid, do dishes or laundry, or now the lawn. Never assume. Don't assume you know how they are feeling, what stage of grief they are in, what is best for them, or what they need. Wait for them to tell you how they feel or what they need and go from there. If all else fails, search for resources available to help. Death and loss would be impossible to face without Christ in our lives. 1 Corinthians 15:54-57 ▼ The sorrow of oneβs death can bring the truth about Jesus into clear view. John 11:25-26 ▼ We need to hang onto the hope that faith in Jesus provides. We can trust in the promises recorded in the Bible because God does not lie. Unfortunately, sooner or later, we will all die physically. It isn't avoidable. Hebrews 9:26-28 ▼ We can trust that Godβs promises give life and comfort in affliction. Psalms 119:49-50 ▼ Grief can gauge what is important to us. We grieve when we lose something or someone important to us. We need to pay attention to what we are grieving over. Is it grief that can point others to Christ? Is it grief over sin? Is our grief self-centered and focused on self? Does our grief focus on God or others? Our grief testify as to what or who is extremely valuable to us. We should embrace grief and not avoid it. Welcome grief when it comes and pray your grief will tell the truth about God to a world that refuses to see him. You can glorify God in your grief by letting it testify of him. Grief is real. Grieving is right for a Christian to do. God will also always use our grief for good. When we are week, God is strong in us. God grieves with us and for us. He keeps record of our grief. He draws near to comfort us. It is in our darkest moments we have the opportunity to discover and experience God's love for us. Depression https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-grief https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/complicated-grief/symptoms-causes... Depression often comes as a result of self-focus. Depression is not always caused by sin. It can also be caused by physical disorders and needs to be treated with medication. Depression can be corrected through prayer, Bible study and application, support groups, counseling, confession, and forgiveness. Depression is often solved when the focus is moved from self to God and others. It is especially important when experiencing depression for any reason to stay tuned in to God's Word regularly. Praising God is another tool we can use to fight depression. Praise helps our mind to renew by changing our focus from ourself and our situation to something positive and praiseworthy. Philippians 4:8 ▼ Sometimes major loss can lead to major depression that can only be resolved with medical treatment. If your depression is prolonged, especially lasting longer than a year after the death of a loved one, and is deep with physical symptoms such as poor sleep, loss of appetite, weight loss, and even thoughts of suicide, it is possible that you are experiencing complicated grief. In this case you should talk to your doctor and seek professional help as soon as possible. With normal grief, sadness will subside after several months. Major depression can develop from normal loss and grief. It is more complicated and will require treatment to be resolved. Grieving Over Abuse When grieving over abuse, we should pray for the abuser, pray for other possible victims of their abuse, and pray for ourselves. We need to forgive the abuser and ourselves if necessary even though it is not our fault. We must trust God to walk us through our grief and forgiveness. There are many different forms of abuse. There is abuse of trust, substances, institutions, people, and objects. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuse Abuse is the mistreatment of anything. selfishness underlies all abuse. It is a sinful heart, not anger, that is the root cause of abuse. Anger is an emotion that God gave us to alert us to problems. Exodus 22:21-24 ▼ Isaiah 10:2 ▼ We will give an account to God for the abuse we inflict upon others. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 ▼ Abuse disrespects and disregards others. Abuse is a sin because we are called to love one another. We are to love one another sacrificially as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it. John 13:34-35 ▼ Jesus will heal, comfort, and indicate those who suffer from abuse. John 10:10-15 ▼ Abusive parents: https://www.relevantmagazine.com/life5/how-do-i-honor-my-father-and-mother-if-th... Abusive parents are actually cursing their children rather than blessing them. Psalms 112:2 ▼ Proverbs 20:7 ▼ Honoring Abusive Parents Ephesians 6:1-3 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. While this may seem as simple as 1,2, and 3, having an abusive parent complicates things. Yet, the Bible still tells us to honor them. I struggled with this too. Here is a list of ways you can obey this Bible passage safely and wisely. 1. Be willing to forgive. 2. Pray for the abuser. 3. Let go of any expectations, good or bad. 4. Replace your disappointment and sadness with acceptance. 5. Cultivate an attitude of compassion for things done right. 6. Be grateful for even the slightest effort to show love. 7. Refrain from making disparaging remarks. 8. Establish wise boundaries when able. 9. Separation may be necessary as long as it isn't motivated by vengeance. Proverbs 13:20-21 ▼ When an abusive parent dies, the grief you experience may be a whole other ball game than when the parent wasn't abusive. Personally, I experienced a whole onslaught of various emotions that I was completely unprepared for all at the same time when my Dad died. I found that I wasn't able to fully grieve over the abuse until he had passed away. His death brought closure to one grief, but opened up another. When Dad passed away, I was sad because I loved him, but I was completely washed over with a feeling of relief because I knew he could never talk down to me, belittle me, or strike me ever again or anyone else for that matter. I had some complicated grief as well as disenfranchised grief. Not everyone who knew my Dad believed him to be abusive. It was something that was minimized or hidden a lot of times. Few people had actually been close enough to witness it. Mentally this was difficult. I had a few people who could validate those feelings and many who thought my dad was one of the sweetest men you could know. It can make you feel like you are going crazy. Grieving over the abuse as well as the loss of my dad and the ability to ever fully amend the relationship caused the grief to be complicated. My reaction was to want to withdraw from the world for awhile and just be left alone. I had so many emotions I needed to process and wasn't sure how I was going to do it. I felt so alone with my grief, like no one understood the hurt I was feeling. That isn't to say it was true, but that is how I felt. I share my experience with you to let you know that what you feel is normal, and you are not alone. I am still processing my grief over the abuse and it has been a little over 2 years now since he passed away. I have a desire to fully and completely forgive my Dad and anyone else who abused me. I still have waves of hurt over the consequences of the abuse and anger about the abuse itself. Before working on this Bible study, I saw these waves of hurt and anger as signs of unforgiveness in my heart. As I was reading through some of the articles linked at the end of this study, I realized anger was a stage of grief. I was hurting because I was still grieving. I was angry because I was still grieving what had been done to me. I was angry because I was still hurting. With this being said, what if I allow myself to feel hurt and angry until those emotions are fully processessed? I broke down crying just because of the release I felt to just be allowed to feel these feelings. Now, I certainly don't want to hang onto them, but could the stage of acceptance be where true forgiveness is found? I know now that until I reach acceptance, I will find it difficult to be at peace with myself or anyone else for that matter. That is where the ultimate healing is found. Thank God I am not where I once was, but I still have some work to do on myself here. And thank God, I don't have to do it alone as he is with me. Abusive Spouse or Significant Other: https://mendingthesoul.org/resources/general/a-biblical-response-to-the-abused-w... https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/may-web-only/patterson-sbc-divorce-god... These 2 links will hopefully be of help to anyone who is in this situation. All I can say is, lean in as close as you can to God. Learn to hear his voice, and follow whatever path he leads you to take. There are varying opinions on this subject and it is a difficult one. Sometimes we never know what we will do until we have been there. May God give you the strength to live the life he desires you to live. However, abuse is never okay with God. Emotional Abuse Some abuse may be more subtle. Emotional abuse is an example of this. Emotional abuse can include verbal attacks, criticism, favoritism, manipulation, deceit, threats, and withholding expressions of love. Emotional abuse is any nonphysical behavior or attitude that controls, intimidates, subjugates, demeans, punishes, or isolates another person by using degradation, humiliation, or fear. The effects of emotional abuse often include depression, confusion, difficulty concentrating or making decisions, overwhelming feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, or poor physical health. You were created to have emotional freedom, inner peace, and strong self-esteem. Emotional abuse undermines God's plan, your joy, and your peace. God can rebuild what others have destroyed. God never condones abuse! Malachi 2:16 ▼ Proverbs 19:19 ▼ God has provided a description of true love for us in the Bible. No where in this definition is abuse acceptable. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ▼ Love Your Abuser? Does love mean enabling wrong-doing? When loving your enemies, will you help them, even passively, along their wicked path? No! The Bible doesn't say we can't avoid our abusers or can't get out of an abusive situation. When Jesus said to love your enemies, he didn't mean we have to allow them to harm us as they please. You can still love the abuser and pray for them at a distance. Luke 6:27-38 ▼ People who try to hide their sin or justify it instead of changing it will not know the comfort that comes with a pure heart. We need to pray for our abuser to have a repentant heart. Proverbs 28:13 ▼ Isaiah 57:15 ▼ Anger Allowing yourself to feel whatever feelings you are feeling is essential to coping with grief and eventually reaching acceptance. Suppressed feelings donβt disappear. They become the foundation for unresolved grief, major depression, anxiety, and other chronic physical symptoms. This is true even with anger, one of the most difficult stages of grief to deal with. The more you allow yourself to feel anger, the more it will dissolve and the sooner you can put it behind you. Anger is usually a secondary emotion. A primary emotion like sadness or fear is what is causing the anger. I like to keep this in mind when I consider the attributes of God. Do you think God is angry at you? What do you think is the primary emotion behind his anger? Think about that. It may reveal more of his love to you. When we are feeling angry during the grieving process, we need to try to find the root cause of our anger. We can sometimes figure this out by asking ourselves what we are afraid of or what our sadness is. What are our primary emotions that we are feeling at that moment? Are we angry at the situation, a person, a spiritual figure, God, etc...? You can sometimes get to the root cause of your anger by exploring your other emotions such as sadness or fear. In order to heal properly from your grief, you must find the root cause of your anger. By doing so, it will help you to know how to fully cope with your loss. It is common for people to feel angry when they have losses a loved one because they don't want to accept that they have to continue living without them. By facing, naming, and feeling our negative emotions, we can put them all behind us sooner than later. There are a few ways that we can vent or express our anger safely without harming anyone. We can cry it out. Crying is a normal and healthy way to express anger. In fact, tears are one of the most healing ways to relieve anger and stress. Crying is not necessarily a weakness. We can write out our feelings in a letter, journal, or notebook. No one needs to see what we write but us. We can scream it out. Find a safe place such as at home, in a parked car, an open field, or in the woods and yell as loud as you want to your heart's content. Physical exercise is another healthy way to release anger. Find an activity you enjoy such as walking, hiking, running, or biking. Exercise also helps your body release endorphins, your natural feel-good chemicals. We can jump up and down, draw, scribble, color, hit a punching bag or pillow, rip up paper, kneed bread dough, or play music and dance it out. These are just a few ideas to help you get it out. If your anger becomes obsessive or if there are feelings to harm yourself or others, professional help can be sought out to help you through your grieving process. Please, seek professional health rather than harming yourself or other people. Tears Tears are not always a sign of weakness as some people may chose to believe. Tears can reveal a kind and caring heart. I hate it when I hear someone say that real men don't cry. Excuse me, but Jesus cried and you are not going to tell me he wasn't a real man! In the Bible, the rules for crying are the same for men and women both. John 11:35 ▼ The real men of God in the Bible we're not afraid to cry. In fact, you may find that God is often pleased with the emotions and attitudes behind the tears of faithful believers. We can come boldly to God in prayer to find grace in the time of our need. Hebrews 4:15-16 ▼ Mourning and shedding tears can lead to inner reflection. Solomon apparently thought it was better to go to a house of mourning for inner reflection than to go to a place of laughter and foolishness. Inner reflection enables self-examination and spiritual growth. Ecclesiastes 7:2-3 ▼ Psalms 90:12 ▼ Weeping in repentance is a good way to humble ourselves before God to seek his forgiveness of our sins. Matthew 26:75 ▼ Job openly showed his grief. Job 1:18-22 ▼ David grieved openly too. 2 Samuel 18:33 ▼ No tear is wasted. God can use our tears to display his glory. He keeps record of every single tear. Psalms 56:8-9 ▼ You Will Be Comforted. God will eventually wipe away all our tears. We can rest in the fact that all of our sorrow and tears and pain is only temporary. This too shall pass. Revelation 7:17 ▼ God will eventually bring an end to all abuse and violence. Isaiah 60:18-21 ▼ Where loss is, God is there! He draws near to us to experience our pain with us. Isaiah 53:3-6 ▼ God brings strength to comfort. He not only comforts, but brings joy, gladness, and dancing to a once grieving heart. Psalms 30:10-12 ▼ John 16:20 ▼ God is a permanent anchor to our soul. Even when we feel we are drowning in our grief, we have a lifeline. His name is Jesus. Hebews 6:17-20 ▼ The suffering of our present time can not be compared to the glory we will experience in heaven. Romans 8:18 ▼ Promises we can rely on when grieving over loss or abuse: Psalms 68:5-6 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. 6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. Psalms 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. Jeremiah 29:11-13 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Romans 8:26-28 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Matthew 11:28-30 28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 1 John 5:13-15 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. Ezekiel 36:25-27 25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. Mark 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. 2 Corinthians 13:4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you. Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Hebrews 13:5-6 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: Psalms 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. ππππππππππ Oh God, Be with those who are grieving right now. Let them rest in your blessed hope. Fill their heart with praise and joy. Comfort their grieving heart. I praise your name right now, Father. You have given us a hope. You have good plans and a great future for us. You are sovereign. You are Almighty God. Comfort us with your presence and only the peace that you can give. Fill our hearts with your hope. Renew a right heart within us. Help us to glorify you even in our grief. Show us how we can move the focus from ourselves and onto you and others. Use our grief for your glory, Lord. Fill us with your spirit and your power. Give us the strength and will we need to carry on. Help us to pick up our cross and follow you. Let your love radiate through us and from us to others. In Jesus β mighty name, Amen https://youtu.be/AIrizhT_ckU This is a song that is close to my own heart. I feel like I can sing it as a personal testimony. Christ died so he can take away our grief and the consequences of our sin from us. I love this song because it reveals Christβs heart. βFor Those Tears I Diedβ Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional. 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