Luke 8:24 The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we're going to drown!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm
Life isn't fair. Everyone is not created equal. People come from all walks of life with all types of disabilities, talents and abilities. Some are products of a single parent home where anger between divorced spouses reigns. Others come from two parent families with several well adjusted kids and a household full of pets and a lake home to travel to on the weekends. Some kids were born with a higher innate intelligence that propels them to the top of their class with a college degree by the age of 14. Some kids require more time learning and barely graduate at 18.
Some families experience trauma with the sudden loss of a loved one at a critical juncture of their child's development. Before their loss their family experienced the same happiness as most other families, but after the loss they are thrust into a whirl wind of grief and sorrow so significant that bystanders wonder if it is even possible to survive.
God does his most effective work where hopelessness reigns! He can take any pain and suffering incurred over many years and convert it into a beautiful faith story. He has done that throughout the biblical history and He continues to do that today.
If you are on a course of grieving that appears to have no end and like Jesus disciples you feel you are in a small boat on a very stormy sea about to go under please be assure that God will rescue you. You may feel like the water is about to capsize your boat, but you will be rescued.
The emotions you feel from your loss are normal. Those highly intrusive emotions that cause your heart to palpate and your digestive system to go crazy are normal. You are experiencing very real emotions because of the significance your loved one had in your life.
Lean into your grief. Don't try to run from your emotions by filling up your life with busyness or other mindless activities. Do be a role model for others on how best to deal with those volatile emotions.Demonstrate a healthy patter for processing grief so your kids will grow up knowing how to process the pain of loss appropriately. Find a trusted friend and talk about your loss and the impact that loss is having on you. Talk, Talk, Talk it out to a trusted friend and trusted listener who will not offer any spiritual platitudes or try to fix you.
In time God will begin to paint a beautiful tapestry of colors on your life's canvass. In time others will look at your life and see God's blessing. Your life story will be a crescendo of God's glory that draws others to Christ. This will become your Faith story. Embrace it. Relish it. Tell people your story so God will bring redemption to those who need redemption.
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