Thank you Pastors for candidly sharing your hearts here. I've suffered several losses in the past five years each one having a deeper impact. I have had an array of emotions to say the least but one thing you all agreed on in this episode I can also relate & agree on is the fact that it doesn't get better with time! I actually cringe when I hear people say this. We do however learn how to keep going and cope with the pain we carry. I spent the last year in counseling and of course Scripture, prayer and meditation, it's funny when PJ referenced Psalm 34 God being near the brokenhearted I looked it up began reading the entire chapter because he didn't reference the vs and when I got there had already had it highlighted. Another thing I've also learned about my grief is it's not only the people in my life that have passed but there is another level I face. Grieving those souls that IMO may not have surrendered to the Lord, or the fact that my life was spared as where my friends lives weren't on the night they were hainously murdered. That can at times have me in a place of guilt. I'm still dealing with grief but this specif loss involves forgiveness of the men who murdered my brother. I know what God's words says about forgiveness and it is true in everyway but it's still difficult for me to get there. 😢
Thank you Pastors for candidly sharing your hearts here. I've suffered several losses in the past five years each one having a deeper impact. I have had an array of emotions to say the least but one thing you all agreed on in this episode I can also relate & agree on is the fact that it doesn't get better with time! I actually cringe when I hear people say this. We do however learn how to keep going and cope with the pain we carry. I spent the last year in counseling and of course Scripture, prayer and meditation, it's funny when PJ referenced Psalm 34 God being near the brokenhearted I looked it up began reading the entire chapter because he didn't reference the vs and when I got there had already had it highlighted. Another thing I've also learned about my grief is it's not only the people in my life that have passed but there is another level I face. Grieving those souls that IMO may not have surrendered to the Lord, or the fact that my life was spared as where my friends lives weren't on the night they were hainously murdered. That can at times have me in a place of guilt. I'm still dealing with grief but this specif loss involves forgiveness of the men who murdered my brother. I know what God's words says about forgiveness and it is true in everyway but it's still difficult for me to get there. 😢