You, Jesus, make the impossible, possible. You make the unbearable, bearable. You make ways where none exist.
You give hope, and purpose.
My heart is Yours, Lord.
My life is Yours. Do not let me go, Jesus. I need You now as much as ever.
You are The Source of my Peace. Thank You.
Or as Ezekiel loves to say:
“Thank You, Jesur for Jesus!”
“Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you;
not as the world gives do I give to you.
Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid.
[Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance
and give you courage and strength for every challenge.]”
John 14:27 AMP
I come to You on behalf of all who are heartbroken tonight.
Loss is hard, Lord.
Loss is painful.
Death is final.
There are no do-over, no more time, no more todays to procrastinate nor tomorrows to take for granted.
Nothing.
The absence of those we love, no matter how it happened or when, leaves a gaping hole and a million unanswered questions.
No amount of time with our people can ever be enough.
No parent should bury a child, no child should grow up without a parent, no person should have to learn to function & navigate life without their loved ones. Yet, death comes for us all, that is certain, but we don’t give it the attention it deserves, and for too many, it comes too soon.
To lose a loved one in that permanent way should prompt us all to humbly come before the Throne of Christ to examine our lives & hearts & prioritize what truly matters:
Our relationship with Jesus Christ.
These days I spend a lot of time asking myself:
“IF [enter deceased person’s name here] were to raise from the dead, what would she/he tell us?”
And just when I stop pondering that question, one more person dies & it’s all I can think about again.
It hurts to see someone part this life for the next, but not as hard as feeling powerless to do much to help ease their loved ones pain and suffering in their absence.
It’s worse when it’s a person who rejected or neglected Jesus. He died
for us so that we may live for Him.
We really should be more Kingdom minded.
“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world
[wealth, fame, success],
but forfeits his soul?
Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?”
Matthew 16:26 AMP
Today, I kept thinking that God never lies and so if a person loses their life but saves their soul nothing is lost and that should give us comfort, and cause to celebrate. That is often easier said than done, of course.
Death is so unsettling, the absence is painful & deeply felt, and so for those who are mourning a friend, a spouse, a parent, or a child:
I pray that You lean on Jesus Christ to fill in the hole left behind by your lost love.
Talk to Him.
Vent to Him.
Cry to Him.
Ask Him how to… Everything.
Really.
Jesus is not afraid of your questions, anger or pain.
He is the best Helper, the best Healer, the best Listener, the best “Coping Mechanism.” Trust Him more than anyone else. Allow Him to guide You through everything from now on, not just this season of loss & grief.
You will never regret fully trusting Him.
On a personal level, I’d like to live my life pleasing God so that I’m not turned away when my day comes, and frankly I’d like no one else to be turned away either.
Please, if you see this, ask Jesus reveal Himself to you so that you too can start living for Him, by His standard, not Your own.
You see, God made us all with a plan and a purpose, and we should be seeking to know Him & His will for us with the same commitment we seek after the things of the world that are worthless in comparison.
God really should be above all we know & love on this earth.
Always.
❤
Naryamie
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and with all your soul and with all your strength [your entire being].
These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be [written] on your heart and mind.”
Deuteronomy 6:5-6 AMP