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LonesomeTexan

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I've never lost a close family member, so I don't know what you are going through. I have no idea how I would react to something like what you are experiencing. I try to tell myself that when this happens in my life, I will be strong knowing that God was in control the whole time and that their death was meant to be. I would also take comfort in the fact that my dear family member is in a far better place than our less than perfect world. The people you love never really leave the hearts of those that loved them. You've got memories that no one will ever take away and you know that she is watching you from heaven right now with a smile on her face. She doesn't want you to cry. She wants you to look at all of the great things in life you experienced as sisters. Be thankful that you were lucky enough to have someone like her in your life. Feel blessed knowing that everything happens for a reason. Even in our darkest hours, God is always there for you. Look to him for strength, wisdom, and love. You really need him right now. May God bring the peace you are seeking into your heart and ease your suffering and loss.
 
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I don't think anything I could say would help, but I pray that God will comfort you and help you. He is near the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Ps 34:18
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.


Ps 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.


Revelation 21:3-5
"Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new."


Here's a hug for you. :hug:
 
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