Purity 389 04/10/2021 Purity 389 Podcast
Good morning.
I’ll be enjoying the outdoors
because of the obligation to work today as I am blessed to not only have a job
but have one that sends me all over the Capital region to see all the sights in
our area in all the different seasons.
So I will be enjoying
the outdoors of what ever area I am assigned to, I would encourage those of you
not working to appreciate the time off and to use it to enjoy the life that God
has given you.
The beauty of God’s
creation and the peace of being in harmony with Him is available to all of us
every day but it is up to us to seek it.
We can find right it where we are, or we can find it wherever we choose
to go, but we have to look for it and open our hearts to receive it from
Him.
It is my prayer today
that all who read this, find the peace that the Lord wants you to have. Regardless
of your location or situation, God loves you and wants you to know Him more.
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This morning’s meditation
verse is:
Psalm 119:160 (NKJV)
160 The entirety of Your word is
truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.
Today’s verse glorifies the word of God declaring it to be true, righteous, and eternal.
As much as I encourage my friends to enjoy God’s creation and to appreciate His handiwork of nature, there is a greater evidence for God and a richer source from which we can know Him more. That evidence for Him and that source to know Him is the Word of God, which is contained in the Holy Bible.
The word of God is His revelation to let us know who He is, who we are, and where all of history is headed. People searching for the meaning of life can find it in the pages of the Bible.
God’s word chronicles the creation of life, the history of God’s interaction with mankind, and His plan of redemption that culminated in the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The word of God presents God’s standards for righteous living in general and specifically details the way that man can be reconciled to God and can receive eternal life and the power to live a righteous life. Spoiler alert: those things can only be accomplished through placing our faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and living by faith in the power of the Holy Spirit.
God’s word is proven to be true because of its wisdom, its fulfilled prophecies, and the transformed lives that result from those who follow its plan of redemption and live according to its advice.
The regular study of the word of God feeds our souls, renews our minds, and quickens our spirit. It is the catalyst for knowing God more and experiencing a life of righteousness and peace.
So draw close to God by investing more time and effort in reading the word of God. Reading the word of God is time well spent and the rewards for doing so are limitless.
I invite all to mt4chritst.org where I always share
insights from prominent Christian counselors to assist my brothers and sisters
in Christ with their walk.
Today we continue to share from Dr. H. Norman Wright’s “Experiencing
Grief
As always, I share this information for educational purposes
and encourage all to purchase Dr. Wright’s books for your own private study and
to support his work. If you need this title you can find it online at several sites
for less than $5.00:
Chapter 4.
The Nature of Grief
Grief is slow, and you need it to be like this even
though you'll probably want to rush it along. It will take longer than you have
patience for. Time seems to stand still especially at night. Don't let others
rush you through this process. They're not experts, and you'll discover others
will be uncomfortable with your grief. Let your grief do its healing work at
its own slow pace. You need its slowness. Grief cannot be put on a fast track.
Don't compare your loss with others and think theirs is worse or more
painful than your own. The worst loss is your own. It may have been gradual, or
it could have been as sudden and traumatic as the planes crashing into the
towers of New York. Some suffering builds gradually while for others it's
instantaneous.
The worst loss is the one you are experiencing at this time. You may
question that as you compare your loss with others you've heard about. You may
have lost your grandparent, parent, brother or sister, or spouse. There is no
other loss in our society that is so neglected as the death of a brother or
sister. When you lose a sibling, you lose a person who was a part of your
formative past, someone who has been in your life a long time. You may have
lost a child; this is sometimes referred to as the ultimate bereavement. You're
not supposed to outlive your child. Experiencing a miscarriage or stillbirth is
still the death of a child. And to the expectant parents it is just as much a
loss as losing a twenty-two-year-old son. But with certain types of deaths, you
will not receive the same recognition or support as if you had lost a spouse, a
child, or a parent. Miscarriages and stillbirths rarely receive the support
they need. This is also true when you lose a friend in death. We will probably
lose more friends in our lifetime than relatives. Harold Ivan Smith voiced a
sentiment that most of us think but rarely say: "My friends, although
dead, fill the bleachers of my memories."
He also said: "Experiencing my friend's death has depleted my heart. My
heart lies collapsed, like a party balloon the morning after the celebration.
No one understands my grief. I guess that's what I get for taking friendship so
seriously."
Most of us have friends who are much closer than our relatives. Your loss
now or in the past could have been a friend, but who encouraged you to grieve
or supported you in your grief? Close friendships that last have been a great
investment in trust, openness, vulnerability, affection, and warmth. When your
friend dies, something has been ripped away. It's a great loss coupled with
another hurt of your loss not being given the recognition and support it needs.
Everyone grieves and heals differently. Some want to be connected to people
as much as possible. Others prefer to be left alone. Some prefer to take care of
their own problems, while others want assistance. One prefers activity, while
another prefers just the opposite. Others may attempt to fill your life with
what you don't want. Even though it will take effort, you may need to let
others know what you need as well as the best way for them to help you. When
grief is your companion, you experience it in many ways. It permeates and
changes your feelings, thoughts, and attitudes. It impacts you socially as you
interact with others. You experience it physically as it affects your health
and is expressed in physical symptoms.
You may be afraid you're not doing your grief "right." You will
hear advice—usually unsolicited. You will also hear conflicting advice and
"shoulds" and "shouldn'ts." There are many misguided
notions about what "correct" or "healthy" grieving is
about. You may experience most of what is discussed in this book, or you may
not. Your grief experience is unique.
Grief encompasses a number of changes. It appears differently at various
times, and it flits in and out of your life. It is a natural, normal,
predictable, and expected reaction. It is not an abnormal response. In fact,
just the opposite is true. The absence of grief does not have to be accepted or
validated by others for you to experience and express grief.
Experiencing Grief.
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God bless
you all!
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