As I process through the grieving process, as which I do not believe has a calculated process of completion. Grief is such a roller coaster of emotions that I have mentioned before. Sometimes no rhyme or reason to where your emotions come from, and while dealing with this grief I can only think of the amount of grief that was felt and generated when Jesus died on the cross. The disciples were already grieving before Jesus went to the cross as explained in Luke 22:45 of the Bible. As I find myself grieving my wife, sometimes the guilt of this act settles in and I tend to ask the question; why do I not grieve for Jesus in the same way? For He was all perfect, all knowing and did nothing wrong in order to deserve death, but yet I give more reverence to my wife’s death than Jesus.
Does any one else struggle with this?
Well I believe part of my struggle with this is due to the fact we were not there at the time of His death. We had not become His companion, we did not walk along the path with Him personally. We did not have a physical personal relationship with Him.
Where as I did have this very close and personal, intimate relationship with my wife. As this has produced much grief and sorrow that I figure will most likely never go away, this loss will for ever be a part of my life. Just as the ones who surrounded Jesus would forever grieve His loss.
I believe my own journey of loss has giving me to have more reverence for His death through my personal grief of the loss of my wife.
As we enter the season that celebrates not only the death of our Lord and Savior “may we find reverence in grieving over His loss and what that means to us.” May we also celebrate that He conquered death with the promise of His return. The Bible has some great scriptures that put this into perspective.
Acts 10:36-43
1 Thessalonians 4:14
Then as we exit this season may we know that our grieving for our loved one, may it forever be on our heart, as well as our grieving and celebration for the only one who really knows what our grieving truly looks like, because He is the only one who can truly see our thoughts and our hearts.
In conclusion what can we do with all these emotions? My encouragement is to love on the broken-hearted, just as Jesus did by being His hands and feet to those who have lost much. May those who have lost, for those I pray that you have also gained a much stronger relationship with the one who knows us best and this is the one and only God of creation, our personal creator.
Psa 139:13-18
May all that who read this Have a Very Blessed Easter Season!!
Blessings
Triple Legacy
Does any one else struggle with this?
Well I believe part of my struggle with this is due to the fact we were not there at the time of His death. We had not become His companion, we did not walk along the path with Him personally. We did not have a physical personal relationship with Him.
Where as I did have this very close and personal, intimate relationship with my wife. As this has produced much grief and sorrow that I figure will most likely never go away, this loss will for ever be a part of my life. Just as the ones who surrounded Jesus would forever grieve His loss.
I believe my own journey of loss has giving me to have more reverence for His death through my personal grief of the loss of my wife.
As we enter the season that celebrates not only the death of our Lord and Savior “may we find reverence in grieving over His loss and what that means to us.” May we also celebrate that He conquered death with the promise of His return. The Bible has some great scriptures that put this into perspective.
Acts 10:36-43
1 Thessalonians 4:14
Then as we exit this season may we know that our grieving for our loved one, may it forever be on our heart, as well as our grieving and celebration for the only one who really knows what our grieving truly looks like, because He is the only one who can truly see our thoughts and our hearts.
In conclusion what can we do with all these emotions? My encouragement is to love on the broken-hearted, just as Jesus did by being His hands and feet to those who have lost much. May those who have lost, for those I pray that you have also gained a much stronger relationship with the one who knows us best and this is the one and only God of creation, our personal creator.
Psa 139:13-18
May all that who read this Have a Very Blessed Easter Season!!
Blessings
Triple Legacy
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