Day 34
Women tend to approach grief differently than men. Often women have a network of friends and relationships already in place, providing them an opportunity for deep personal sharing. Whether you are a man or a woman, you need to vent your emotions, and God uses other people to help you heal.
"Men don't share with each other like women do. They want to get on and get beyond it a lot faster than women do," says Pastor Buck Buchanan. "My advice for them is to get involved in a grief group where they can be encouraged."
Healing will resume when you stop trying to accomplish it by your own strength. God will move through you with His power that far exceeds your own.
"He has said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me" (2 Corinthians 12:9 NASB).
Lord, I need to be honest. The pain is unbearable. Give me the courage to be real with others and to embrace Your power. Amen.
~ I concur. It wasn't until I reached out that my healing truly had truly started to begin. I tried to do it on my own. I felt alone in the journey. It wasn't really a journey when I was doing it alone. It was more like a heavy burden that I couldn't get away from nor could I step up to in order to pass. I am not sure if it was fear of forgetting them or fear of the actual emotions that I was going to have to deal with, but I certainly didn't think I could handle this season of grief on my own. I was right. I needed to get out of my own way in order to be healed. I am not fully healed by any means, but I am open to the possibility and not afraid of forgetting my sister or my mom. They meant so much and still mean so much in my life that I will never forget them, I just will be able to function again.
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