NO MOORE on this Monday ~ GRIEF SHARE STUDY

There are so many great studies beckoning me to DO and BE a part of, but I recently came upon this one that seems to be a MUST for me to do. I have been blessed each day by receiving a daily devotional in my email from Grief Share that has been nurturing me as I heal from the loss of a dear friend of 15 yrs. here in Mexico, who took his life and I thought I was finishing, when once more I was hit. I have to admit that I had difficulty in dealing with death in the loss of my mother, brother and father over a span of years, but nothing consumes you as unexpected death from a suicide. Then this past month, the loss of a dear faithful friend of 13 yrs., my dog Bravo... stirred this "mourning" once again when I was trying to stay focused on JOY for 2011. 


Ecclesiastes 3

 There is a time for everything,
   and a season for every activity under the heavens:
 ² a time to be born and a time to die,
   a time to plant and a time to uproot,
 ³ a time to kill and a time to heal,
   a time to tear down and a time to build,
 ⁴ a time to weep and a time to laugh,
   a time to mourn and a time to dance, 
 ⁵ a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
   a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
 ⁶ a time to search and a time to give up,
   a time to keep and a time to throw away,
 ⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend,
   a time to be silent and a time to speak,
 ⁸ a time to love and a time to hate,
   a time for war and a time for peace.

Yes, a season for everything and I thought the fall had fallen.

Yet I'm sure that God wants to speak to me regarding this issue, not wanting to leave any part hidden or unattended to complete the good work that God started and wants to do in me as I heal since the death of a pet caused my heart to sink again so easily. I'm sure that there are many who suffer GRIEF. Some very special people in blog land have been confronted with the separation from a loved one... in death. I mourned with each one. Though I am far from being qualified (meaning I'm not a counselor or minister), I think more of us need to SHARE our moments of loss and how God is our anchor, even our sense of loss and separation when we find no answers, we can depend on the Holy Comforter. We should be able to bear our burden with one another and be lifted up. 


I am slowly rebuilding my life and ministry purpose after the loss of loved ones still. Although there has been a lapse of time between each loss, to take a fresh breath of LIFE, each one makes me go back to the previous ones to recall how I grieved yet survived the heartache and pain from the loss. I want to be sure that I am building on a Solid Foundation, the One that supports me no matter what lies ahead. I find that and center myself on this in Jesus Christ, the HOPE that I have because of my relationship with Him (Jesus Christ), who brings healing from the deep pain of grief. I know this is possible through the POWER of Christ in my life.


God is leading me in this direction, although I do not think, I will be starting a group or ministering to the grieving, I pray that whatever I share will glorify God and help others to see past their grief to JOY.  '


Here are two places that God used to draw me this way to study and SHARE on GRIEF.  A blog that I encountered: JOY in this JOURNEY  and then the 6 week personal study available through GRIEF SHARE that I am committing to do.

HELP FOR THE JOURNEY

A six-week personal study for your journey from mourning to joy

This is part of my purpose here on this blog, to focus on my blog verse in Isaiah 61:1-4 and one of the principle scripture in "Breaking Free" by Beth Moore:

" The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion — to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair."

Today's GRACE CAFE is with 
Melanie Dorsey (Bella Mella) and Glenda Parrish

(co-author of "Finding Hope in Times of Grief" with her husband)

along with our hosts Marsha Harwood and Julie Hunsucker

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If you have problems with this like I had go HERE

* I will be starting this 6 week STUDY in June (probably the 6th). This was not my direction but I must follow. In case, I don't SHARE this online, you have the links above. 

*another resource: Grieving the Loss of a Pet