God is the Mighty Creator. He gives life and He take life. We can't control this...From our human vantage point - we can go through all the emotions, like stated in the poem My Struggle With Loss and we can be utterly miserable and become totally incapable of picking up the pieces of our broken heart and going on with our life..
If we take that approach: What does it profit us? Will we feel better? Will it bring our loved one back?. The answers to those questions are sure to tell us the wrong attitude only makes us feel worse and we literally harm ourselves while making those around us very uncomfortable.
By viewing LOSS from God's perspective, with His help, we can work our way through the whole thing. We can also gain PEACE, and a closer and sweeter relationship with JESUS.
God designed everyone with an empty spot in their heart. (a need or craving). He did this so we would finally realize that ONLY HE can fill that craving. Some folks spend years and oodles of money on homes, cars, boats, vacations and other things, trying to satisfy that inner thirst. But all material things they have,or hope to have, won't satisfy their whims.
Some folks lean on alcohol or drugs trying to satisfy yearning or to numb the feeling of the EMPTY SPOT left behind after loosing a loved one.
But the truth is: Only JESUS can FILL that Empty Spot and satisfy our yearnings!
Remember God promised He won't ever allow us to endure more than we can handle (with His help of course). JESUS is the answer for EVERYTHING .. But it sometimes takes most of us a near life time to discover this!
Isn't God very patient with us? For years He's been silently waiting for us to call on Him for help... Yes, He wants to come and reside in our heart through His Holy Spirit! He wants to be allowed to be our MASTER as well as our Savior.. He wants to be the one in control of our life.
If WE are in control the Lord won't go against our free will (wishes, plans & choices.) Therefore we are literally standing in HIS way of arranging His divine plan of An Abundant Life for us. John 10:10-b. You've heard the old saying. "We are our own worst enemy!" In this situation it sure seems to be true. He needs full control so He can shower us with His abundant blessings. When we give Him full control He can arrange what He knows is BEST for us.
We're like a student pilot trying to fly an airplane that's about to crash. He yells, "HELP" but he won't turn loose of the controls so the instructor can't be of much help.
We yell to God, "HELP!" but we're hanging onto the controls and God won't go against our free will. We must submit full CONTROL to Him before He can literally turn our life around.
Are you miserable?
If you are; maybe you'd like to read my other poem: He'll Give You Rest
Mary Katherine Kohl
10-31-2002
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