Loss is a fact of life. Yet, following loss, their needs to be a healthy healing, a healing that allows life not only to simply continue, but with joy and determination.
Hurm, recently I’ve noticed that around my group of friends, many of them was facing some kind of loss. And currently, a friend of mine is mourning for the death of her beloved mother last three days. When I get the news about it, frankly speaking, I’m affected by that loss. I suddenly want to go back home so badly and I want to hug my parent then telling ‘em that how much I love them.
Life is so short. You’ll never know what will happens the next moment in ur life. So, love the people you care so much like you’ll never live for tomorrow. Appreciate every moment with them ‘cos you’ll never know whether you can still have them right besides you for tomorrow.
I ‘heart’ everyone around me ‘cos I know all of them is so important for me. Nobody can live alone in this world alone. That’s why GOD create Eve for Adam.
Death, what do you think and feel about it?
For me it’ll be the hardest thing that I’ll be going to face. When I think about it again, I don’t feel like I wan to think about it again anymore. Well, I don’t really facing this kind of sudden loss and I don’t want it to happens on me.
But I believe in GOD. Sometimes the Bible can speak to us in ways other words cannot…
When we facing a sudden loss in our life….we’ll think like this:
Matthew 27:46
…”My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Job 30:27
The churning inside me never stops; days of suffering confront me
People start to mourning and blaming about their loss:
Psalm 22:1
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent.
Job 7:4
When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’
Job 16:16
My face is red with weeping, deep shadows ring my eyes
Job 30:8
I cry out to you, O’ God, but you do not answer
But they forget about one thing, for many others have faced exactly the same problems before you:
King David’s son dies…
2 Samuel 12
21 His servants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!”
22 He answered, “while the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.’
23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
So I pray that for you my friend…pray that you’ll stand up soon and come back to study with us. Amen.
Remember this my friends for GOD said:
Matthew 11
28 Come to me, all you have are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
For I am believe and have faith in HIM. And I hope they do help you too. Praise Lord:
Lamentations 3:22-23
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:32-33
Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men.John 6:63
The Spirit gives life: the flesh counts for nothing.
I did facing the loss of my beloved people around me before. But I training myself to become stronger each time. So I believe that you can face it too.
Isaiah 40:31
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
PS: I pray for all my friends that living in a single parent family and those who facing the loss of their beloved family members or their beloved person in before this.