A Guiding Light Through The Grief

What is grief and how do you talk to your kids about it? Though discussing grief can be hard, it's important to guide your kids through it.

The sound of the ventilator fills the silent room. You sit beside a semblance of the woman she used to be. Holding her unresponsive hand, there you are. The cares of the rest of the world fall away as your thoughts are focused on the memories you two have carved into life over the last few years.

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GriefShare is a grief recovery support group where you can find help and healing for the hurt of losing a loved one.

Joy will come, even when it feels like the pain will never end. In the meantime, there are ways to thrive in this season of grief.

Have you lost someone you love, maybe to a sickness or unexpectedly through an accident or suicide? Joyce Meyer shares where to turn to for support in dealing with grief-based emotions.

Having hope doesn’t mean we don’t grieve. It means we bring our tears to God.

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And as broken people, our grief is complicating our relationships with our fellow humans. I know this has been true for me.

“God, you’ve made a mistake!”  “You’ve given me more than I can bear!”  Those were my angry thoughts when my mother was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer.  She never smoked a day in her life and God had used her to influence others for Christ.  I felt cheated, wishing I could have more time with her. The doctor gave her six months to live, but she only lived six weeks.  It didn’t seem fair.  I prayed for healing, but the answer never came – at least not in the way I wanted it

Contrary to popular belief, most grief is not processed in a neat little package of five steps. Ron Deal and Abigail Dodds each talk with Michelle Hill about processing different kinds of grief. They maintain that all kinds of grief should be processed--and not avoided--in order to pass through it in a God-honoring way.

Regardless of varying responses, we hold in common the need to grieve to heal and grow.

As Jesus lived as both fully man and fully God, He sees, knows, and understands us through and through. Not only that, but He also longs to comfort you in whatever you are going through today.

Since my soulmate of 33 years, Steve, took his own life in March, 2015, I have observed that there are some common ties that bind suicide survivors.

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Losing a friend or loved one is always difficult and may sometimes be traumatic. Whether your best friend or spouse passes away after a long illness or you lose a battle buddy in combat, these losses are painful. There is no “right” way to respond to losing a friend or relative. Grief is an extremely personal response that is unique to you and the nature of your loss.

How do you live with grief? There is a healthy way to live when you feel like life is falling apart. Learn more using these principles.

At one time or another, we will all find ourselves facing a dark journey the passage through grief. Experiencing Grief is written for a person who is in the wake of despair grief leaves. This brief but powerful book will help lead readers out of their grief experience through five stages of grief. At the end of the journey is peace and a seasoned, more mature faith."

Have you lost someone you love? Are you dealing with grief and loneliness? Joyce Meyer shares how to lean on God's Word for support for dealing with grief-based emotions.

In the grief of loss, we need solid ground under our feet, and too many of us stand in all the wrong places.