Posts Tagged ‘grief’
The God of All Comfort
by Matthew W. Bassford There are all too many people who want to hold God to promises He’s never made. They get sick, and they blame Him for not keeping them healthy. They run into financial hardship, and they grumble because He hasn’t helped them prosper. They’re single and unhappy, and they claim it’s His…
Read MoreThe Problem with Happy-Face Christianity
by Matthew Bassford “Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, is he who sings songs to a troubled heart” (Proverbs 25:20). The other day, a friend of mine unburdened himself on Facebook about his struggles with depression. He talked about his confusion and fear and self-hatred.…
Read MoreThe Importance of Sorrow
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ImportanceOfSorrow.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:8 I. Life doesn’t remain the same – Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 A. There are different seasons, which brings different needs B. No one likes to cry, but life isn’t always going to be rosy. Sorrow has a place in our lives. C. The wise know that we need to think about sorrow…
Read MoreThe Loss of a Loved One
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017Fall3TheLossOfALovedOne.mp3 by Christopher Scott Wyatt Praise to Our God
Read MoreIs it wrong to grieve silently? I don’t want anyone to see me cry
Question: I have a question about grieving. I got a text this morning that my newborn nephew died last night. I’m a person who typically grieves in silence and doesn’t tell anyone. I know at church tomorrow that I may look mopey thinking about this tragedy. My question is how do you feel about silent…
Read MoreDealing with Bad News
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DealingWithBadNews.mp3 by Evan Barnwell
Read MoreMy girlfriend died and I feel like I’m losing my faith
Question: Several months ago my beautiful girlfriend died from a heroin overdose. She and I were so in love and my life revolved around her. We missed each other the moment I would leave for work. We were together for two years and have been through a lot together. I had so much more to…
Read MoreHow do I deal with the sudden death of my grandmother?
Question: I was wondering how you deal with death. My grandma died last night and the wake is tomorrow and the funeral is the day after. I’ve never been to one before and I’m scared. I don’t even know what I’m feeling, I kind of feel numb. We were really close. She had cancer and…
Read MoreWhat more can I do for my ex-wife who lost a child?
Question: Good afternoon Brother Hamilton and all the brethren at the La Vista congregation. I’m hoping you can offer me some guidance on a complicated issue: My former wife’s son recently died in a very tragic fashion. He and I had a great relationship while his mother and I were married and maintained occasional contact…
Read MoreHow do I move on after breaking up with my boyfriend?
Question: Hi, I’ve just broken up with my boyfriend who isn’t a believer in Christ and it had already been several months. I can’t seem to forget him even though I know he is not the one for me. I can sense the Lord telling me he is not the one. He had a new…
Read MoreIs it proper to grieve over someone who is deluded by false teachers?
Question: It’s been some time since I’ve written. I’m the fellow whose wife joined a charismatic group and said that God told her to divorce me and this was supported by her Christian friends because I was not Christ-like and had an issue with the charismatic stuff. Although I’ve given up any hope of ever reconciling,…
Read MoreMy husband has become distant to me since the death of his daughter. Now he wants out of our marriage. What should I do?
Question: My husband and I married seven years ago. A year after we were married, my husband lost his 21-year-old daughter in a car wreck. She left behind a daughter (our granddaughter) who was 18 months old and she lives with her father. I was also very close to his daughter. We had a wonderful…
Read MoreWhat do I say to people who are suffering great grief?
Question: What do I say to people who are suffering great grief? Answer: Much of what you or I would like to say seems so empty or inadequate. How do you tell someone who has just lost a child you know how she feels when you haven’t experienced such grief? How do you tell a…
Read MoreI just want to understand, why did this happen?
Question: I’m sorry if I’m always coming to you for answers. It’s just that I can’t still sleep at night. I think and think they’re still coming home, but what I don’t understand is why do bad things happen to good people that have nothing but good in them? I don’t understand why God lets…
Read MoreHow do I move on after the death of a loved one?
Question: The only man I thought I would ever love died in a car accident. I feel lost, cold, and alone; and I can’t even think of anything else. He’s in my mind all the time, as I last saw him, and I don’t feel that I will ever love anyone the way that I…
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