… to tell others how much God loves them? Telling ourselves that, well that’s a different story. I’m not sure how to put this. I mean, I have always consciously known that He loves me with an everlasting love. “For Go so loved the world…” I can’t explain what happened, but somehow a new awareness of this love was sparked inside my heart. I hope that makes sense.
In my chronic/illness support group, we have some really great resources that we use-specifically, one study by Joni Eareckson Tada titled, “When God Weeps: why our sufferings matter to the Almighty.” The Bible tells us that God puts our tears in a bottle. I’ve always said that for my tears, He has to have big gallon barrels filled to the brink! The thought of God weeping for us when we weep is a comforting truth, but because of so much pain and suffering, because of all the craziness and hurt we endure, that truth is very difficult to internalize. Yesterday, I had the chance to listen to some sermons on… you guessed it, sermons about grief and suffering! I want to hear as much as I can on these things because that’s what my life is mostly about. I have good times too- I don’t want to give you the impression that I’m depressed, because I’m not!
Anyway I shared these sermons on Facebook, and feel led to share these sermons with you. Maybe you can find a jewel or two?
The Lord’s Loving response to Grief
