Psalm 18:35 “You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great."
“I want to not just go through grief; I want to grow through grief.” This was a statement made by a young mom I have had the privilege of meeting. I am amazed on how determined she is to make this happen. In my early days of grief I was barely able to hang on, much less having the thought process to decide I wanted to learn and become better through my grief. Yet sixteen years later I too have found that I did not only go through my grief but I too, grew through my grief.
How does this happen? I believe the Lord opens doors for each of us to enter, but first we must exit from our own darkness of pain. We must be willing to open our hearts and minds to what opportunities the Lord puts in our path. This sometimes can be a very scary place. To open ourselves up to take on the pain of another can be frightening. Greg Laurie has said nothing can happen through us unless it has happened to us. Who better to help a grieving mom than a grieving mom? That is where we not only go through grief but we take the hand of someone else and together we grow through this. It is usually stated you have two choices in tough times. I really believe there are three choices. We can be destroyed, we can choose to shut ourselves off and just survive, or we can flourish and grow into someone we ourselves don’t even recognize. We can become a vessel that can help others not only go through the loss of their child, but grow through their loss.
Lord, help us to step through those open doors you place in front of us so we can not only go through this, but grow through this.
– Michele
