tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837267585948612086.post786633199379994286..comments2023-07-03T05:21:00.806-03:00Comments on Lead me in the way everlasting (Psalm 139): Grieving to glory.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09432123644640044279noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837267585948612086.post-91548119511759219312013-03-05T10:20:54.736-04:002013-03-05T10:20:54.736-04:00Ken, no one can know the pain and suffering you an...Ken, no one can know the pain and suffering you and your family are going through. I so appreciate you writing to me and sharing a bit of your heart. I do know John Piper and always appreciate his profound words of wisdom and his courage to delve into the depths of God's character and the things we struggle with here on earth. Can I also recommend a book that has helped me greatly, called A Grace Disguised - How the Soul Grows Through Loss, by Jerry Sitser? I find his wrestling to be honest, simple and yet profound, true to the pain and suffering of grief while remaining true to the grace that God provides for us to endure... I have recorded a few resources here on my blog, if any of them could be helpful to you. <br /><br />Many blessings to you and your family. I know God will be faithful to bring beauty out of ashes for you, as he is for me... Every journey is unique, unimaginably hard, but as Jerry says, it is a grace disguised... Slowly, but surely, we keep living, some days, whether we want to or not :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432123644640044279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837267585948612086.post-63955815489308911892013-03-05T08:52:38.644-04:002013-03-05T08:52:38.644-04:00Natasha,
We dont know each other but my friend Nic...Natasha,<br />We dont know each other but my friend Nicole Clark sent me a link to your post. My wife and I lost our son Ethan 2 weeks ago to congenital heart disease and we are deeply grieving and searching for understanding. I love your post as it offers an explanation looking back on causality of tragedy. One of the biggest encouragements to me has been John 12:24: "unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies it produces many seeds (much fruit)." My hope is that in Ethan's passing he will produce many seeds, and truly he has blessed so many people with his short 32 week life, more than many do their entire lives. So my main encouragement has been hope looking forward.<br />I am wrestling with balancing the brokenness of our world with the sovereignty of God: that in God's perfect big picture view he intentionally allows Satan to have power to kill our families. I dont know if you know John Piper but i was just listening to one of his sermons on suffering. You've got to have a whole lot of faith in the goodness of God to accept this as encouragement, and pray that the Lord gives you eyes to see what seeds are being produced by the suffering. I have been so comforted and amazed at God's grace over our family in this time, and have seen his goodness. This has been my strength because i know I dont have it on my own. By God's grace I am seeing the seeds and gaining courage. I hope that you are too. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03646973563439285049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837267585948612086.post-59978753247917263642013-02-04T23:04:01.537-04:002013-02-04T23:04:01.537-04:00Natasha, this is powerful. Thank you for your cont...Natasha, this is powerful. Thank you for your continuous sharing of the rawness of your heart - your words and transparency through your grief, joy, and process have stirred many hearts, mine included. This is beautiful. This is good. There is room in our faith...Amen!<br /><br />Thank you love!Christy Zhttp://christyzbylut.theworldrace.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837267585948612086.post-8973265003169388302013-02-03T15:02:28.754-04:002013-02-03T15:02:28.754-04:00These are powerful words - words of life, words of...These are powerful words - words of life, words of truth. <br /><br />The fact that there is room in your faith for grief enables you to articulate the heaviness of your heart with sheer honesty, while still communicating an inexplicable sense of hope and confidence that God remains trustworthy and in control.<br /><br />Thank you.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857529516874693121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837267585948612086.post-55993927333157681712013-02-03T13:21:48.948-04:002013-02-03T13:21:48.948-04:00I think this post has touched me the most deeply. ...I think this post has touched me the most deeply. there is so much truth here; such hope; such strength. <br /><br />You are the strongest woman i know, and you are so covered, so loved, so anointed... I am blessed by your words, your life, your friendship, your grief (in the most sincere way, in the most positive way). <br /><br />Continue to press into Christ, and allow the tears to flow... thank you for your wisdom as you walk through this valley. <br /><br />I Love you. Shannon J Skaftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376950676567799330noreply@blogger.com