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Kristen.NewCreation and FreeinChrist
Oh wow Colleen. What a good subject for discussion. I would like to participate, but at this moment cannot write too much. Will do just as soon as I can.
We don't only grieve the loss of someone we love, we grieve our past and things lost through all kinds of things. I will say more another time, but that is just an opener.
I am grieving the loss of my ability to drive very far. I have grieved the loss of my childhood and young adulthood...
Colleen, thankyou for starting this thread. It is very close to my heart right now. I think it will be very helpful to many people.
I am with BlondieLashes too - grieving the loss of my childhood and young adulthood. I never was a child. Enough said at this moment about the young adulthood. That might come later.
Also grieving the loss of my husband as I used to know him. He is still alive, but not the same person at all as he used to be. Grieving the things we used to do together.
Looking forward to others joining in, and I think this is going to be very helpful and therapeutic.
hmmm i really like topic of this thread
I just watched a video on Christ as a suffering servant who also had a lot of grief
so i guess grief and suffering is to be expected in our lives as well....
yeah. it made me think... that his suffering and grief was not limited to just when He was on the cross...i think He bore those types of feelings the ENTIRE time, like heavy grief every single day
mmmmm for me ive used grief and suffering before as an excuse to disobey God...
only to find out that that actually makes life soo much worse than it was before
Yes, I've been there, worn the t-shirt and thrown it out a few times. ...or an excuse not to care any more and close people out. I agree with you so much and was just saying this yesterday. So very true. ....
Yep...but then..., when life gets really bad and my desire to follow God is low and im slipping away and im really not pursuing Jesus anymore, then out of nowhere, He always finds a way to pull me back and has me repent and the desire comes back like 1000% stronger than ever....:o