Or you could call it godly, biblical, theologically correct. Call it what you will.
It is good to have because it takes us outside of the realm of the immediate. It takes us outside of ourselves and our circumstances and helps us to think clearly.
I think of the verse, John 8:32 "you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free"...again I may be speaking out of context but Gods word has the ability to speak to multiple things and principally speaking....knowing the truth is freeing. Living in ignorance is bondage.
When a saved loved one dies, we are freed from fear and loathing if we know that they are rejoicing evermore in heaven with the Lord. What if we didn't know about the goodness of the Lord or what His reward was for His saints?
When the day is dark and gloomy, and our hearts are heavy with longing for our sweet one who has gone before~when our empty arms are aching and the tears are flowing unstoppable; it helps to gain a heavenly perspective. Our loved one is REJOICING! They are in the presence of the One with whom we all long to be with one day! They are in a country where there is no pain, no weeping, no darkness! So rejoice in the truth of their security and safety.
If we know Gods word, diligently studying and applying it, we will know the truth and the truth is freeing.
When we unwittingly embarked on this journey, we had no other choice than to believe God and His promises to us. It was not because we have more strength than anyone else, or that we have a closer walk with the Lord than any other..On the contrary, we were desperate and appealed to the highest authority that there is! The one that holds the key to life and death, the Sovereign one who is the Alpha and the Omega. Thankfully, the Lord in His mercy spoke to our hearts early on that
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Psalm 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling.....
It is not to late for you to do the same.
We have learned on this journey, though there are so many dear saints who know the goodness of the Lord in their tragedy and have ministered to us~that there are just as many who are afraid to believe the promises of God for them and their loved ones who have gone on before.
Can I encourage you? Wherever you are
Matt. 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
2 Tim 2:11 For if we died with Him,
We shall also live with Him.
Rev 21:4-5 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me,[b] “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
I confess that I have not suffered much. There are far more tragic ways to die and to lose a child I realize. I also know that the Lord has only given me the portion of grace I need to walk through our journey and he has not given me the strength or grace to walk through yours.
By the same token, do not fear that you will have to endure our suffering. He has called us to this not you. If however, He does call you to a similar path, He will give you the grace you need to endure.
I cannot conceive of some of the pain and suffering mothers have endured on this earth. But this I do know, God is faithful. We are not. God is good. This world, not so much...
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.Romans 8:27-29
Let us not fight the goodness of the Lord as He conforms us to the image of His dear son. From an eternal perspective, we should desire nothing more. Life is a vapor and eternity is just that. Eternity...forever.
James 1:2-5 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.....
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