Hello everyone. It was hard for me to write this but God downloaded this in my spirit to put up on my blog. So here goes.
Since 2011 up until August of this year I have lost 4 people in my family that I dearly love at young ages. One of them being my father and the other 3 his siblings. Needless to say this has been devastating and unreal to my family. Their transitions all happened simultaneously: 2011, 2014, 2015, and now this year 2019. Many, many times I asked God "Why?!" Why my family all at such young ages? They were all ages 61 and under. The Holy spirit reminded me of the scripture Romans 8:28 which says: "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." Nothing can compare to the hurt and pain of losing a loved one. But we must remember as Christians, if they died in Christ we will see them again. (I Thessalonians 4:16- "For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.")
I remember as a child when my dad would drop me off at my grandmothers house so he could run errands, I would be so upset to the point of crying. I wanted to hang with him all day! I was truly a daddy's girl. I had no confidence that he would come back for me out of fear. As the day went on (and I got tired of crying) I watched cartoons or played with toys which led to losing track of time. Eventually later in the day, I heard a knock on my grandmother's door and there stood my daddy to come and pick me up. I was so happy! It wasn't so bad after all when he left, because after I got exhausted from crying I had to occupy myself and interact with my grandmother. What am I saying? If your loved ones died IN Christ you WILL see them again. Rest assured. Ask God to give you joy unspeakable and He will! (Psalms 30:5- "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.")
Keep also in mind that grieving is a process and please seek counseling if you must. There is nothing wrong with seeking christian counseling to deal with your grief and emotions. You must also stay built up in the word of God to avoid depression. It happens to us all but we must not stay in that state. God provides a way of escape from anything the enemy will try and use to keep us bound.
I know it is easier said than done, but please use your time left here on earth to get busy about God's business and your purpose. Tomorrow is not promised. Your loved ones would want you to go on and do great things in life and for God's kingdom. Cherish the memories you made with them and help keep their legacy alive. It hurts. I know it hurts bad but always remind yourself God knows everything you feel and He will heal the hurt. Losing someone I love has taught me even though they are gone now, its not "goodbye".. it's "see you later". (II Cor 5:8- Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord."- NLT)
Love, Candace
P.S. The enemy will try to sneak in on your emotions from grief and he will try to convince you to seek out ungodly ways to communicate with your deceased loved ones. Seeking out "spiritual advice" through psychics, spiritual mediums, palm readers, etc. opens doors to demons and witchcraft. (Leviticus 19:31- "Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them; I am the Lord your God." KJV). The dead in Christ are sleep and will not rise again until the coming of Christ. (Refer to John 11:11 - "After he had said this, he went on to tell them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up." In this chapter Lazarus was already dead and Jesus said this right before he healed Lazarus and raised him from the dead. He referred to Lazarus as asleep.)
Do you have a desire to know God and receive the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ? Repeat the below prayer:
Do you feel like you have strayed away from God? Repeat this prayer:
