Grief Bites: A New Approach to Growing Through GriefSample

Do you believe that the Lord can truly do powerful things through your grief and life? Grief is such a purifying and refining experience as you seek God's heart and allow Him to heal and newly mold your heart. God is the author and we are the book. You may be in the worst chapter of your life, but your life story isn't over yet. God has a purpose through every trial or heartache we go through...Everything we experience in life has to first be sifted through God for His approval. If He allows something to greatly break your heart, you can be guaranteed He has a great purpose for it. What about life events such as a job loss, a lost dream, or a failure? Did you know God cares about these hurts in your life too? If you have experienced a failure in life or you feel as though your situation is hopeless, nothing is further from the truth. As Pastor Craig Groeschel says, “Failure is an event, never a person.” Every experience we go through in life has a powerful purpose: each circumstance teaches us precious lessons we could never hope to learn any other way. Each chapter in our life builds upon the ones before it and fills us with wisdom and understanding when we go to God through each life or grief experience. Today, give the remaining chapters of your life to God--Call on Him, give Him your broken heart, ask Him to give you an extra measure of His grace to help you purify your heart and life--then trust Him to work out your life purpose for the ultimate good. Something I truly love about God is how amazing He works through all situations. Today may be a day of great pain...but tomorrow is on the way! There IS hope and God loves giving second chances! Ask Him to do a powerful new work in you and among you starting today.