GRIEF WITH GOD

"In 2 Corinthians 7:10, we read, "Godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death."


"Here, Paul emphasizes that when God brings to our attention an area of our lives where we fall short, it calls us to grieve over falling short of God's hope for us.  In this grief, we repent and are forgiven and when Jesus looks at us He can say,  "What sin?"


"When we grieve as the world grieves over the loss of a loved one, being caught in a situation of loss of trust, losing our job, home, or what we think is our future, we feel as if we may wither and die, or at least, find it very difficult to move on.  Somehow, we must remember to trust in God in spite of  our situation.  It is as if we are being held up by God and we enter our grief with God.  Shared grief brings forgiveness for your situation, and opens up a lighted, glorious pathway to walk and learn with the Lord.  He walks beside us, encouraging us, lifting us up.


When I ask for and receive Godly grief, all that is needed from me is to say and believe, "Only against you, Lord, have I sinned.  Forgive me."  Immediately, Jesus says,, "What sin are you talking about?"


Lord I praise you for the gift of Godly grief.  Amen.
JO inMN