3 WAYS TO NAVIGATE GRIEF WITH GOD.

1) Acknowledge the

with

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.

Psalm 63:1-2 “O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.”

God is not only okay with us sharing our grief, but He actually

it.

Grief can come from any area where we’ve experienced irreplaceable loss.

Insight: It’s okay, to

okay.

Insight: Christianity, after all isn’t just “What we know,” but more importantly “

.”

2) Allow God to

us.

Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

Psalm 63:8 “I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely.”

We

our comfort when there is no real

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for our grief and sadness.

Pslam 34:18 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

Grieving

means we don’t have to do it alone.

His Spirit is a

.

John 14:25 “But when the Father sends the Comforter instead of me—and by the Comforter I mean the Holy Spirit—he will teach you much, as well as remind you of everything I myself have told you.”

There’s no way around grief - only through it.

With God, grief may be part of the story but is never the end of the story.

3) Trust That God

Truth: God exists beyond time—before it and after it—making Him the only one we can trust at

.

Pslam 23 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures… He restores my soul.”

Grief may never grow

, but we can always grow

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.

Isaiah 40:31 “But those who trust in the Lord will become strong again.”

If undealt with, grief can ground us to our

and hold us from our

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.