Ecclesiastes 3:1,2,4 – To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:  A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted.  A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

What do you do when the reality of your life without your loved one begins to come into focus?  You ask yourself, “What now?”  You’re able to see more now.  You’ve dealt with any regrets.  You’ve discovered that other important things in life now take up more of your time.  Your family needs you whole again more than ever.  The wound caused by your broken heart is no longer a gaping hole but has shrunk to a large cut.  It is still painful if you touch it, but you can at least work around it.  It’s time to move to the next step of healing.

Give a miracle to someone else.

When someone asks me what’s the quickest way to receive a miracle from God?”  I always give the same Biblical answer . . . Sow One!  What you have been through makes you a candidate to sow and give a miracle to someone else.  You have been through a lot.  You’ve experienced an immeasurable loss.  Your heartache was almost . . . unbearable.   The sense of loss . . . devastating.  Your heart felt questions . . .  despairing.

But through it all the Holy Spirit has brought you through.  You are healing.  So here you are.  Your head is clearer.  Your heart has a greater sense of what others feel when they lose someone.  You have a life experience you did not have before.

I encourage you to begin to think and pray about how the experience of the loss of your loved one could become a miracle for someone else because you now have the knowledge and experience that you didn’t have before.

Also, go back and read your journal and see how far you’ve come.  If you haven’t started your journal yet. . . start today.  Go back and try to decide what heartache felt like at that moment.  It will help others. . . and it will help 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