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mammy 
7:42am, October 11, 2009
This was in my "Word for Today" I hope it will encourage any who have a need. This morning it blessed my heart so! We are not to trust or feelings. God gave them to us but they will deceive us at times. Our trust in God's truth will bring us peace. He is faithful. He is not a man to lie nor the son of man to change His mind.
5 Keys to recovering from loss:
1. Process your grief. Emotions like fear, anger, worry, depression, resentment, helplessness and grief are normal. It's no good to stuff them or deny they exist. God created us to feel; He doesn't expect us to act happy when were grieving." Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted" Matt. 5:4 Be honest with God. " Pour out your heart before Him" and He will comfort you.
2. Accept help. Its a mistake to isolate yourself in the aftermath of tragedy. We all need the encouragement and the support of others. We're called to carry one another's burdens. Gal.6:2
3. Choose the right response. When you choose bitterness, you hurt yourself and shut the door on happiness because you can't be happy and be bitter at the same time. during some recent California wildfires there were victims who said, " We've lost everything and we're sad, but we'll work together as a family and rebuild." Others said, "my life is over! I can't go on...I'll never recover." You can choose to believe you're on your own, or that God's with you and bounce back.
4. Know your joy comes from God. There's no correlation between your circumstances and your joy. Joy comes from within; it's based on whom you trust, not what you see and feel.
5. concentrate on what you've left, not on what you've lost. Make a list of the good things in your life, and thank God for what you still have. It's impossible to be grateful and hopeless at the same time.
5 Keys to recovering from loss:
1. Process your grief. Emotions like fear, anger, worry, depression, resentment, helplessness and grief are normal. It's no good to stuff them or deny they exist. God created us to feel; He doesn't expect us to act happy when were grieving." Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted" Matt. 5:4 Be honest with God. " Pour out your heart before Him" and He will comfort you.
2. Accept help. Its a mistake to isolate yourself in the aftermath of tragedy. We all need the encouragement and the support of others. We're called to carry one another's burdens. Gal.6:2
3. Choose the right response. When you choose bitterness, you hurt yourself and shut the door on happiness because you can't be happy and be bitter at the same time. during some recent California wildfires there were victims who said, " We've lost everything and we're sad, but we'll work together as a family and rebuild." Others said, "my life is over! I can't go on...I'll never recover." You can choose to believe you're on your own, or that God's with you and bounce back.
4. Know your joy comes from God. There's no correlation between your circumstances and your joy. Joy comes from within; it's based on whom you trust, not what you see and feel.
5. concentrate on what you've left, not on what you've lost. Make a list of the good things in your life, and thank God for what you still have. It's impossible to be grateful and hopeless at the same time.
Comments
Thanks for the words.
ConH
I read this morning and it really touched my heart as well. We read the same daily devotional! It is funny, God always knows what I need to hear, when I need to hear it. Thanks for posting for everyone to receive.
Hugs and prayers for you!
Trying2trust
THANKS FOR SHARING THIS TO US.
GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY.
I KNOW SOME ONE WHO NEEDS TO READ THIS INCLUDING ME.
KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING. YOU DOING THIS FOR GOD'S GLORY. YOU MAKE GOD SMILE AS WELL AS YOU ARE PLEASE GOD. HE WANTS TO USE YOU IN THE SPECIAL WAY WHEN YOU TOUCH SOME ONES HEART.
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND !
Germaine08