He is risen
HE IS RISEN!
HE IS RISEN, INDEED!
Though there are people in this world who are unhappy and fear based this is no reason to allow this to effect your own happiness on this beautiful Resurrection Sunday!
As our Pastor illustrated this morning, it is as though sad and despondent people are staring at a closed tomb, instead of one where the stone was rolled away revealing a risen Savior giving people hope and joy and a occasion to celebrate.
Their mind is focused on the closed tomb,
They cannot see the stone that had been rolled away, or the victory of finally defeating death with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Instead of focusing on the joy of eternal salvation and the gift of His holy spirit, some are choosing to remain in this state of Chronic despair.
Here is the good news.
One does not have to live the rest of their life sad because of someone they loved died. You can choose to move forward with your pain while trusting God to help you heal. But, you have to be willing to process each emotion of your loss as they bubble to the surface. Men, especially must reframe from indulging in addictive behaviors just to numb their pain- failure to do so will lead to chronic and debilitating and life shortening events.
Grief share teaches people how to go through their emotional pain of loss, not around it as so many hard working people tend to do. On a personal level I have seen people live the rest of their lives with unresolved forgiveness and grief while taking their emotional pain with them to their graves.
But, you do not have to go to that dark spot if you don't want to. You can choose to do what it takes to work through this pain by meeting with a trusted listener and journaling one's grief. As each layer of your grief is uncovered, you will experience true healing when you see not a closed tomb, but one where the stone had been rolled away revealing hope of a resurrected savior and a reason for you to experience true joy with a desire to look forward to important holiday celebrations.
For those who identify with the points I'm illustrating, I encourage you to get involved in a 13-week Grief share group through this link: https://griefshare.org
You will be glad you did.
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