Learning to live after loss blog
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When Suffering Is Not Wasted
The same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead is at work in us in the form of the Holy Spirit testifying the Truth to our spirit that this pain, this suffering, is not wasted.
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Is God Enough?
Being content is being satisfied, finding what you have sufficient. I certainly did not find what I had sufficient. I found it woefully lacking. Is God really asking me to be content when a part of my heart is no longer here with me?
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Is God’s Grace Sufficient?
What does God’s sufficient grace really mean? God is shedding favor on me? It doesn’t feel like favor. I tried to do everything right. Did I deserve this? I loved God. I obeyed Him and served Him. I knew I was nothing without Him.
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Did our sin cause Nicholas to die?
My husband and I said early on that we were not going to blame each other. But I still cannot help but wonder if we brought about Nicholas’ death with sin.
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When does it get better, part two
If I believe that Heaven is so much more glorious than anything this World has to offer, I will slowly start to believe it was good for God to take my loved one there with Him.
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When does it get better, part one
There have been milestones in my grief journey. I have no doubt this will continue. The first year has been the hardest, all the firsts without a part of my heart.
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Joy and Sorrow Can Coexist
As time dared to march on, joy and sorrow coexisted in my heart. I cried easily and felt deeply. I was still sad, and even in miserable anguish at times. But God was showing me there was also room for joy as I leaned into the Holy Spirit.
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Courage to Live in Pain
At the time, waiting on the Lord felt like that would be my new life. It felt crushing to go seemingly long periods without hearing from Him. I could not see it, but He was using the waiting to build endurance, which I would need as part of courage to…
