Have you
had your Joy Juice today? With every
sip, count your blessings!
Are you
fully enjoying your life, right where you are….regardless of stage of life,
circumstances or hardships? Author Ann
Voskamp tells us how she has determined to do just that! Her “plan” is tried
and tested. She says that we should:
1. Biblically
lament our losses
2. Turn
our pain into poetry
3. Intentionally
embrace a lifestyle of radical gratitude.
Let’s talk about how to “Biblically lament our losses.”
All of us experience the heartache of loss---death of a
loved one, end of a relationship, even job change or retirement can bring a
sense of loss. We are not to deny the pain.
We should, instead, embrace it as a part of the process of life. It’s therapeutic and comforting to share our
heart’s deepest sorrows with a support system of friends and family.
Scripture
tells us in Galatians 6:2 to “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way
you will fulfill the law of Christ.” This is how we “Biblically lament our losses.”
Allow others to help you carry that burden by sharing your hurt and sorrow with
them. Then, one day you will be able to reciprocate.
Open
your heart to Christ… and remember the verse in Psalm 30:11 “You turned my wailing into dancing; you
removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.”
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