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But the Bible tells us that the brightest of good things can be found in the midst of evil’s darkness. Good can come out of the very worst of things. You have a powerful Brother, Savior, Counselor, and Friend who not only stands beside you, but lives within you! His presence makes it impossible for you to be alone in this moment of pain (John 14:15-20). Your Savior, Jesus, has taken another name, Emmanuel, or “God with us.” This name reminds you that, as you came to Christ, you literally became the place where God dwells. Yet there is an even more powerful way in which you are not alone. It’s normal to feel all alone, even when you are surrounded with people.īut the death of a loved one is a universal experience, and a company of mourners surrounds you. It’s normal to feel as if no one has been through what you’re experiencing. The circumstances you are dealing with are individual and unique. Death is one of the loneliest experiences of human existence. It’s normal to feel alone You are never alone in the darkness. You will long to live in a place where the last enemy-death-has been defeated. When you recognize this, you will hunger for a final restoration of all things.

It’s biblical to treat death as sad and unnatural. Death reminds us that we live in a world that is terribly broken it’s not functioning according to God’s original design, where life was meant to give way to life, on into eternity.

It should make you morally sad and righteously angry. The apostle Paul calls death our “enemy” (1 Corinthians 15:25-26).ĭeath is the enemy of everything good and beautiful about life. One reason death is so hard to accept and understand is that it’s completely out of step with the life God planned for this world. There’s no way to be ready for what you are going through.ĭeath was not part of God’s original plan. Don’t feel guilty or embarrassed if you feel unprepared to face it. Whether it is unexpected or predictable, death shakes us to the core. And as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”ĭavid’s cry is the cry of every grieving parent. 2 Samuel 18:33 (ESV) tells us, “And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. David knew that Absalom’s actions might lead to his death, but that didn’t lessen his grief. When his rebellion was crushed, he was killed, even though David had ordered his soldiers to take him alive. The story of the death of David’s son, Absalom, gives us a picture of a grieving parent.Ībsalom plotted to take David’s place as king of Israel. The Bible includes many poignant stories that mirror our experience. Those who knew that death was coming and those who were taken completely by surprise will go through many of the same things. Death is so deeply emotional and stunningly final that there is nothing you can do ahead of time that will help you sail through your moment of loss. Whether death results from a sudden accident or a long illness, it always catches us unprepared. You can’t prepare for the death of a loved one. God will use them to help you understand what you are experiencing and to give you hooks on which to hang your emotions. In the middle of this confusing and hard time, you need to remember a few simple truths from the Bible. When you are dealing with grief your emotions race and your thoughts are scattered. This article is written to help you make sense out of what appears to make no sense and to point you towards hope even as you are experiencing the darkness of death. You don’t feel ready to say goodbye or to deal with the grief that’s overtaken you. Your warehouse of memories is filled with fond and painful remembrances, and you are holding tightly to that treasured collection of fading photographs. You want to say, “I love you,” one more time, and you want to hear it said to you. Your mind is flooded with things you wish you had said or done. You can’t grasp that you’ve had your last visit, your last conversation, your last meal, and your last holiday with your loved one. Your head is spinning with so many thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Facing the death of someone you love-a child, a spouse, a parent, a close friend-is one of life’s most difficult experiences.

Nothing is more shocking, emotional, or final than the death of a loved one.