Emotions: Grief & Sorrow

1. Nelson Bible Dictionary defines SORROW as extreme sadness or mental distress which is the opposite of

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2. The psalmist spoke of the “shadows of sorrow” that hung over his life when he felt

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   by people or
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   by God.

3. God, knowing all about us, has lovingly given us the capacity to

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   , and spiritual truths in His Word to help us through the process.

4. Nelson’s defines GRIEF as an

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   of sorrow, and the experience of emotional distress or pain.

5. Nelson’s also says that the Bible tends to emphasize the

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   of grief, rather than the “emotion itself.”

6. Nelson’s concludes: To the Hebrew writers, the importance of grief was not its psychological effect upon the individual, but simply a

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   to the troubles of a fallen world.

7. Some Opinions Regarding this Subject:
   a) Loss is

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   , but grief is a
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   .
   b) Many times, people choose not to grieve, but rather
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   it, and thereby experience the continued pain of loss, which is not healthy.
   c) The emotions we suffer during grieving are the most
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   and
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   experiences we will ever have to endure.
   d) Grief is the
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   of human attachment, but remember, joy comes in the morning!

8. Grief isn’t something that comes and goes in an orderly fashion – and we can’t put a

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   on getting over a loss!

9. God has given us the ability to experience grief and sorrow for our own

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   .

10. When we

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    ourselves permission to grieve, we are denying an emotion that makes us “like God;” for God Himself experiences grief and sorrow, and we are created in His image and likeness.

11. Since grieving is the only healthy response to loss, we must avoid:
    a)

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    is when we unconsciously try to block out painful thoughts and feelings.
    b)
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    is when we consciously try to do so.

12. Our experiencing the grieving process is God’s plan and His

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    for getting us through the losses and transitions of life.

13. What To Do In The Midst of Grief and Sorrow:
    a)

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    that grief is hard.
    b)
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    God to help you
    c) Don’t
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    lethargy to rob your being.
    d)
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    your normal activities.
    e) Get good
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    and continue with a nutritional diet.
    f) Be patient and gentle with yourselves and with
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    .
    g)
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    that “there is a time for everything” as we read in Eccl 4.
    h) Know that no one season, whether good or bad,
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    forever.
    i) Understand that God grieves
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    us.

14. Remember that grieving (or lamenting) is worship, which may include complaining

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    God and not
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    God.