Ecclesiastes 3:1,4 (NIV) says, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens . . . A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.”
In other words, life is a series of opposites. But what do you do when those opposites collide?
The other day I had the privilege pf praying with a new mother in the hospital who had just given birth to triplets. She was conflicted with emotions because one of her precious triplets did not make it. She wanted to celebrate the life of two of her children who survived, but also needed to grieve and mourn the loss of the one precious child that did not.
The Bible says, ‘Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted.’ When you allow yourself to mourn loss in your life, you actually open a door for God to enter in and comfort you. As long as you deny yourself the time to mourn, you deny God the opportunity to comfort you.
The word of the day is, T.A.P. into God’s strength, the new you and the new purpose He has for your life.
- Trust- Trust in God. Prov. 3:5-6 You have to trust someone. Your emotions will fool you.
- Acceptance- At some point you have to accept the new normal. You can’t change the past. But denying that change has happened will leave you stuck. You must accept that things are different. It doesn’t mean that you don’t love anymore. You are just accepting that things are different.
- Purpose- Find God’s purpose. Let Him use your story for His glory. This will give divine redemptive purpose to your pain.
Someone else is going through the same thing you are. Help someone else. This will make your day better.