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Old 02-22-2018, 09:29 AM   #1
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Default What to Do While Grieving

If you keep yourself centered in God, you will be able to move forward again. — Through a Season of Grief

What to Do While Grieving by Bill Dunn and Kathy Leonard, from Through a Season of Grief

Micah 6:8

You can’t stay here.

The journey of grief is one that you must ultimately decide to complete. You cannot remain where you are right now. Time moves forward, and so must you.

“You can’t stay here because God’s Word is always going forward,” says Dr. Ray Pritchard.

In Philippians 3:14 Paul says that he moved forward toward “the upward call of God in Christ Jesus”. The Christian life is not static. It is a walk with God that moves you forward into a larger life with God.

The Lord’s plan for your life is pure and simple during this time of grief:

What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. — Micah 6:8.

Prayer: Lord, may I simply walk with You. Take my hand and guide me through every moment of this day. Amen.

Go Forward with God

When it’s hard to look forward and it’s painful to look back, you need a new perspective, a new focus. Look to the Father and keep your eyes on Him. Every time your thoughts drift away from Him, repeat these words, “Focused on You, Jesus. Focused on You.”

If you keep yourself centered in God, you will be able to move forward again. Cindy offers a suggestion from her own experience. She says, “What is at the center of your life? Just for an hour or two hours, put God at the center of your life and see what happens. Then do it for half a day. Then do it for a day, and see what happens. I think you’ll start feeling that you’re going to be okay, that you can trust God, and that you can do the things you need to do.”

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day… So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. — 2 Corinthians 4:16, 2 Corinthians 4:18

Prayer: Thank You, God, that I don’t have to strive in my journey, because You have already provided the grace I need to make it. Amen.

Your Turn: Are you in a season of grief? Do you feel stuck there and don’t know what to do while grieving? Spend some time with God asking Him for the grace to move forward with Micah 6:8 as your emblem. Focus on Jesus!
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