What are the ways to trust God with our grief?
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In the first days and weeks after I lost my husband, I often had two mental images of myself. One of them was me hanging in the emptiness, completely disentangled and uprooted—nothing to grasp, nothing to lean on, falling into the abyss.
The second image was me drowning, gasping for air, and suffocating under the weight of the unbearable burden that pressed on my chest. Alone.
Were these images truthful reflections of my reality?
They were only to a certain extent. They reflected the agony of my pain, which I couldn’t express in words, but they didn’t reflect the spiritual reality of God’s loving presence in and with me.
If I was about to navigate with hope the unpredictable and dangerous grief journey, I needed other mental images reflecting the whole truth.
4 Powerful Ways to Trust God with Our Grief
Life-altering loss and grief swept through me like a hurricane, uprooting my previous life and rocking my faith foundation. I wanted to trust God with my grief, but I felt abandoned and mistreated by Him while struggling with the unavoidable “why” questions.
How could I trust Him with my loss and unbearable pain, and with the new, unwanted life stretched before me, when He ignored my desperate pleas to save the life of the person I loved most?
How can we trust God with our grief, pain, and broken hearts? What is the pathway to live by faith when loss knocks us down?
On my grief journey, I learned these 4 powerful ways to trust God with our grief.
On my grief journey, I learned these 4 powerful ways to trust God with our grief. #grief #trustGod #encouragement #healing Share on X#1 Trust God’s Willingness to Comfort and Restore Us
Yes, God stands ready, willing, and longing to comfort and restore us.
This is His character, His nature, and His heart. His invisible, everlasting arms are wrapped around each one of us.
When I saw myself disentangled, it was true in the sense that I was cut from the person I loved and from all the bonds of love and security I had with him.
But there was another invisible, strong security net encompassing me–the eternal, unbreakable cords of God’s ever-present love, never losing His grip on me.
Find out which the other 3 ways are at Hope in Grief.
Trusting God in Our Pain Can Become the Birthplace of Blessings
If you want to learn more about how God used my grief and other painful experiences to transform and bless me, my book,“Draw Near: How Painful Experiences Become the Birthplace of Blessings,” is for you.
Let me take you on a journey through 13 painful experiences, showing losses and the precious blessings in each of them.
God can use our grief and other painful experiences to transform and bless us. #grief #drawnearbook #losses #blessings Share on X
More Encouragement for You
If you need more resources, encouragement, and comfort when you go through pain, grief, and despair, I can highly recommend these books. Check them out.
Trusting God in All the Things: 90 Devotions for Finding Peace in Your Every Day by Karen Ehman and Ruth Schwenk
Make Up Your Mind: Unlock Your Thoughts, Transform Your Life by Denise Dubois Pass and Michelle Nietert
Life Can Be Good Again by Lisa Appelo
It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lisa Terkeurst
Hope When Life Unravels: Finding God When It Hurts by Adam Dooley
Restoration Year – a 365 Days Devotional by John Eldredge
All Things New by John Eldredge
Hope for the Hard Days by Sarah Geringer
Lean into Grace by Stacey Pardoe
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These powerful ways to trust god with our grief is so uplifting in many ways. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us!
Thanks, Hari! I am glad my post encouraged you. Blessings!
Yes, the assurance of God’s love makes all of the difference. Thank you for sharing your thoughts about the powerful ways to trust God with our grief. There is so much pain in the world, and it is good to be reminder that God wants to comfort us.
Thanks a lot, Lisa! Believing and abiding in God’s love really makes all the difference. Blessing to you!
I appreciate this so much, friend! Thank you for speaking from your own difficult experiences. You are a gift to the world!
Thanks so much for your gracious and encouraging words, my friend!! Sending hugs!
Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom on trusting God with our grief. It’s encouraging to remember that God is willing to walk alongside us.
Thanks, Crysti! Yes, we need these reminders when we struggle with pain and grief. I am glad the post encouraged you.