Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger and clamour, be put away from you.

When something happens that we don’t like, humanity has a self-defense mechanism.

We want to blame others, we feel vulnerable; isolated; helpless; unable to resolve the situation; it’s out of our control.  The tendency is to become frustrated and angry.  We want to blame someone else because this happened, and it was no fault of ours. The pain of heartache we feel is intense and want someone else to be the object of our anger.  We blame:  the medical community, our church, family, but most often it is God.  In that moment we tend to forget that God is the one who gave us our life in the first place.

Venting is okay but use it as a tool to release the built up negative emotions pressing you from within and bringing you to a place to accept the reality of your loss.  But just try to not let your anger overwhelm you. Don’t let it be your travel companion in the future.  It will destroy the quality of your life and leave a hole in your heart.  It’s not always the tragic events of our lives that can emotionally cripple us.  It’s how we handle those events and respond to them.  In time, let all your anger and venting be turned away from you, with this same intensity, by ”casting all your cares upon Him for He careth for you”.

Let Him begin to heal your broken heart today.  This is one of His specialties.

I know you’re ready to begin to heal . . .  do you?

 

*Please begin with “Devotion 1”.  They are progressive.

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Lee Gilliam
Lee Gilliam
Lee is the co-founding designer of Overcoming Grief and author of 2 books and numerous articles. He has been in the ministry for over 40 years. He has traveled to over 80 countries and every state in the USA. His ministerial work involves both teaching and business. He is a mentor to pastors and business leaders alike. He is currently working on his upcoming international conference schedule and we will post it when it's ready. We hope you can attend one that will be close to you!! Please contact me at: leeg@overcominggrief.org