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In the Book of Acts, speaks of Pentecost and the power that came because the Holy Spirit came. Mighty and strange occurrences took place. Holy acts took place. That same Spirit of Holiness is with you and me today. Odd as it looks, grief is a time when the Holy Spirit will intervene to make a tremendous difference for our benefit.
Life in Christ assures the presence of the Holy Spirit. Even though losses in life do hurt, Jesus said He would not leave us comfortless. He would send the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, to help us through difficult emotional times and challenges. When we ask the Spirit to move in our hearts and in our circumstances, He will. It may mean answers that we did not expect. But everything the Holy Spirit does is done by God’s decree. Therefore, inherent in an answer is love. God’s unchanging love.
Lord, Thank You for Your promise to send to us the Holy Spirit to help us. Lord, we are never without comfort and care–all because of You and Your perfect promises. Thank You, Lord, for Thy blessed assurance in all we face in life. In Thee, Amen.
Believing in the future is an act of the will. Trials come. Tears come. Life comes. We can expect that we will know times of sorrow and pain in this walk of life. Some of it will be unwanted. But God will use it all to grow us more into the image of His beloved Son, Jesus.
Jesus is with us in the challenges of life. Jesus cries with us and rejoices with us when we know times of joy. But the seasons of sorrow have their purpose, too. By faith we are let the Spirit of God speak and guide so that all we do in life is a reflection of His loving hand with us, even when life hurts. The Lord promises to be with us always. Trust His promise to be personal to you for it is.
Lord, never will you leave us. Even when life is so very painful and disappointing. Thank You, Lord, for Thy steady presence at all times and in all places. You do indeed stick closer than a brother as You dearly promised in Your Word. In Thee, Lord Jesus, Amen.
A MOTHER’S LOSS
Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost. John 6:12
Natural or tragic deaths. Miscarriage. Divorce and custody concerns. Wayward sons and daughters. Addicted sons and daughters. Empty nest. Infertility. Estrangement. Gang membership. Incarcerated sons and daughters. Ill sons and daughters. These are some reasons, you can name others, that a mother or mother-of-longing experiences. The losses known to women who face these transitions because of connections to children—physical or emotional connections—are deep and cutting. Women who bear the strains of love for children or who desire to be a mother to children, are strains Jesus understands fully. They are reflections of the power of God’s love toward people and the unique endowment of love that God places inside of women.
Today’s culture is a cauldron of temptation. This is true young people especially but for all who are alive in this era. Drugs, alcohol, suicide, sex, bullying, cyber sins, and preoccupation with physical appearance are among the distractions in the mainstream. These entice and threaten those who delve into these areas unadvisedly. The emotional and physical ramifications of entering into these kinds of actions and lifestyles are great. Sometimes they end in deep grief. Many bear the sorrows of choices self-destructive as well as painful for others to bear.
The Lord’s treasure of love inside of a woman is a treasure that has within it something new to give. Losses hurt. Losses require time and attention. However, in God’s restorative power comes the enablement to love again and again. In new ways and sometimes with new people. In the process, He takes the pains of suffering and weaves it into wisdom and strength for new love to rise. This is only possible through the power of the Holy Spirit. He truly enables women to love again. He gives to mother’s a depth of love that cannot be denied. This is evidence of His love that is unending and unfailing.
Whatever losses you have known as a mother or an onlooker to someone you love who suffers as a result of motherhood or a desire for it, is a loss that can be healed by Jesus the Healer. Jesus has a way of getting inside of a heart such that fresh hope comes and possibilities present themselves. This is not immediate for that would not allow for personal growth and deeper faith in Christ. But over time and over time spent in His Word and in prayer, reason comes and purpose returns. All He asks is that you give to Him the fragments of your love. When you do, He in His power and abiding love will see that nothing is lost. The Redeemer will redeem. Trust Him.
Loving Christ, You know the heart of a woman and the pains suffered due to loving a child and desiring to love a child. Lord, help those who bear emotional and physical pains as mothers to know that You are with them and with their children. Lord God of Israel, You create children and bring them forward. Help those who grieve to know that Your love for those You create is greatest. All is in Your heart and Your sight.
In Christ Jesus the Redeemer, Amen.
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