God's Love and Presence ⁽⁴²⁾

Pour Your Heart Out to Him; He Is Your Refuge "Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge." — Psalm 62:8 (NIV) Grief can fill the heart faster than words can carry it. You…

God’s Final Sound Is That of Rejoicing Over You "The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing." —…

God Will Never Reject Your Mourning "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." — Matthew 5:4 (NIV) There are places where grief sits quietly after everyone else has gone. An empty pew. A folded order of service. A handkerchief left on the…

Without Shame, Let Your Cry Reach God "In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears." — Psalm 18:6 (NIV) Distress can push prayer…

God is with You — Always "and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." — Matthew 28:20 (NIV) There are times after loss when the future looks less like…

Your Brokenness Does Not Remove God’s Grace "The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love." — Psalm 145:8 (NIV) There are days when you feel like the cracked bowl. Still present. Still holding together. Still useful in some outward way.

Being Still is not Surrendering to Grief! "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." — Psalm 46:10 (NIV) Stillness can feel unbearable when grief has trained your body to stay…

God Dwells in YOU "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own." — 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NIV) God does not dwell in buildings made by…

For the Wise, God’s Fingerprints Are Everywhere "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse." — Romans 1:20 (NIV) God does not…

Who Can Hide from God? "Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?" declares the Lord. "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the Lord. — Jeremiah 23:24 (NIV) God asks a question He already answers. No one hides from…

God Commands: Honour Widows "Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need." — 1 Timothy 5:3 (NIV) God does not ignore widows. He commands His church to honour them. That word "honour" means more than respect; it means practical provision. If you…

Being Above Reproach Even in Grief "Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own…