Glorifying God in Unshakable Grief

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  • Опубліковано 19 лип 2017
  • Ask Pastor John
    Episode: 1070
    Transcript: www.desiringgod.org/interview...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 44

  • @kikijarvis
    @kikijarvis 5 років тому +60

    I recently lost my mother unexpectedly at a young age. I know without a doubt she is with the Lord. But she was my best friend and her absence from my life has left me in a state of grief and despair. Your message has helped me more than words can express. You’ve perfectly described what I’m feeling and highlighted God’s promises to me during this season of life. Thank you for this message.

    • @marioordaz2383
      @marioordaz2383 5 років тому +13

      I too just lost my mother a week ago and I'm 19, and although she is rejoicing with our savior, I'm sad of her absence on earth. The only thing that brings me joy is knowing that we'll be together again with our father

    • @rachelwalden3756
      @rachelwalden3756 2 роки тому +4

      I could write the same comment! I’m young, and just lost my Mama- my daily companion, my best friend. This video was sent to me by a few people, and I’m so thankful for the hope it gives me in this deep, life changing trial I’m in. 💛

    • @MoDrizzlee
      @MoDrizzlee Рік тому +2

      Wow, guys I am losing my mommy rn to brain cancer and I feel sooo alone. I know God, and I am so blessed she knows God. But, I feel like I'm falling in a hole. I am gonna miss her so much. I am sick. I don't know anyone else personally as young as me who lost their mama. IDK how to cope. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

  • @AngelinaX23
    @AngelinaX23 Рік тому +10

    Three months ago my daughter was killed by her fiance. He has not yet been prosecuted. He may not be prosecuted. She had dozens of friends who loved her and whose lives she affected in multiple loving ways. We are all baffled that he is out in the world, living life, and free. I am utterly inconsolable at the loss of this beautiful woman who had so much to give the world. I thought the worst of my grief had passed, but with the approach of her 49th birthday on September 23rd, and still nothing being done to punish her murderer, I am in more pain than ever.
    O Lord, please help me. 🙏

  • @gakeniamwangi3809
    @gakeniamwangi3809 2 роки тому +11

    My dad rested on March 15th 2022. Am struggling with pain. I loved him so much 😭😭😭. I needed to listen to this.

  • @clarissarobertson2234
    @clarissarobertson2234 4 роки тому +11

    My grandfather passed away on Sunday. Thank you Pastor John for this episode. God's Word is medicine

  • @carsonirvine
    @carsonirvine 2 роки тому +4

    In the first 2 weeks of 2022 I lost my aunt to Alzheimer's, my Grandpa to Covid and my parents got divorced. All while being a Youth pastor and trying to shepard a ministry. I've experienced grief many times in my 24 year life but nothing in such a short window.
    This video couldn't have come at a better time. The love and grace that's come from my friends and church family has been enormous. They've expressed the heart of God to me in a way I haven't felt before. And the fruit, Like Pastor John said, has been so evident. Thanks so much for making this video and how it's helping people like me after all these years its been up

  • @waynegrobler7432
    @waynegrobler7432 9 місяців тому +1

    Prause ALLMIGHTY GOD in JESUS CHRIST most precious name, by the power of HIS HOLY SPIRIT ❤ by HIS grace alone ❤❤❤❤🙏

  • @ordinarysinner26
    @ordinarysinner26 5 років тому +8

    I needed this right now. I miss my grandmother so very much. And it's been hard getting thru this. She was a god fearing woman and she is home with her maker. My heart 💔

  • @MARVIZZZ323
    @MARVIZZZ323 3 роки тому +6

    I lost my uncle, aunt, grand mother in 1 year span..
    Its hard..
    But your words rings true n now I realize,its hard but it is a fruit that I would need to digest,its not a foreign feeling, n its okay to be sad, but not like those who doesnt hold HOPES..
    I love you and God bless you..
    In simple words, your answers is real, but enlightening..
    Thank you

    • @jnetwork3232
      @jnetwork3232 Рік тому +1

      Jesus man…lost an uncle and grandfather…rip for your losses friend may god bless their souls to heaven where we shall meet them

    • @MARVIZZZ323
      @MARVIZZZ323 Рік тому

      @@jnetwork3232 you too mate..🙏 Rejoice because there is heaven where we would meet again..🎉🎉

  • @83eoco
    @83eoco 3 роки тому +3

    God bless you, I recently lost my father and although I am 37, his loss still affects both my husband and myself. Your message really helped thank

  • @philgibb9067
    @philgibb9067 7 місяців тому

    Thank you The comforter Holy spirit for this pod cast.

  • @jamesancliffe
    @jamesancliffe 4 роки тому +2

    To God be all Glory, Honour and Power. I Praise Thee. Amen.

  • @Babyboy_Matt
    @Babyboy_Matt 5 років тому +12

    My brother just passed,plz pray for my family n me as I go home to be a light

    • @azaleaBeauty1
      @azaleaBeauty1 4 роки тому +2

      Praying for strength from you and your family. I just lost my brother 3 weeks ago. May the Holy Spirit comfort you🙏

  • @ICEBLUNTS
    @ICEBLUNTS 3 роки тому +3

    i lost my friend, he loved me so much i loved him. he loved my family my family loved him

  • @tgortl
    @tgortl 5 років тому +1

    God bless you , Pastor John...for glorifying Christ in times of grief.

  • @debsantana1182
    @debsantana1182 2 роки тому +7

    I lost my fiance a year ago..my pain is so deep I'm often afraid I'll die of a heartbreak. I've been praying for healing . the pain is so deep yet is happened last year feb. 2021 yet it feels like it happened today. Thank u for this message of letting me k ow there is nutrients in pain.
    I always assumed God was upset that I cldnt get over it. in the word God told Samuel how long will he grieve over Saul. I always think God is telling me how long am I going to grieve as if I dnt have hope. I try to explain to God I am trying but the pain won't go away. I asked him to take it away but it's still there deeply. I'm trying but it hurts so much. I often wonder if God knew I wldnt be able to get over it or get thru it, why wldnt he take me at the same time since it happened to both of us he ..he died I survived. but I know the answer everyone tells me it wasn't my time. but lately my time here's has been pain. glad i can take care of the kids but I'm simply hurting. 3 weeks ago my daughter and I were attacked by our neighbors dogs in which half her ear was bitten off. Now I am grieving her ear and right now life socks really bad. I pray for all her upcoming reconstructive surgeries and the financial blessings to help with doctor visits ect. God bless everyone through these hard times

    • @AngelinaX23
      @AngelinaX23 Рік тому

      I am so sorry to read your story. I absolutely know how you feel. My daughter was murdered by her fiance, the person who was supposed to love and care for her. I am also sad and horrified to read about that dog attack! Your poor little girl! First to be terrorized by those animals and to have her ear chewed off. If they were the breed I am guessing they were, those beasts need to be removed from the planet. I am praying for you and your children. May we all be blessed with comfort from The Holy Spirit. 🙏♥️

    • @PrettiBelle
      @PrettiBelle Рік тому

      Praying for you❤❤❤❤

    • @rdg515
      @rdg515 10 місяців тому +1

      Never forget that your kids need you, probably more than you needed your fiance. Take your time with grief, it will last for as long as it needs to and it’s not a sin. The Lord said to Samuel, how long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him. The Lord is impatient with Samuel bc he’s mourning over someone God rejected, that’s very different than your situation. Take it one day at a time.

  • @TT-ny6kz
    @TT-ny6kz 3 роки тому +1

    My beautiful Christian mum died last week I was expecting her to come home as I was looking forward to caring for her then she caught covid I'm glad she is with her saviour jesus but I miss her terrible my husband has got lung scaring and a neurofibroma in one of his lungs waiting for consultants call on 8th Feb please pray for us

  • @gracedforheaven
    @gracedforheaven Рік тому

    Please pray for my families salvation saints, praying for yours

  • @Mike-pj1kv
    @Mike-pj1kv 5 років тому +5

    It is good to know I am normal to feel what I do. My dad has Parkison's disease and he is old not the same. I can see he is weak and his mind is affected and it progresses every time I see him.

  • @aimeealcime
    @aimeealcime 5 років тому +1

    Loved this so much. Really helped. Omg thank you so much! God brought me to this video!

  • @hannahgibson9459
    @hannahgibson9459 3 роки тому +1

    Wow. That whole point about the fruit really hit me. Thank you for that

  • @OhioTreasures
    @OhioTreasures 11 місяців тому

    I lost my mom aunt and grandpa 4 months apart in 2018. I just lost my lil lady who I cared for for 15 years. I am so hurt. My heart feels broken I feel like I should of prayed harder or fastest sooner or idk. I just started to feel joy again in life after loosing mom. I have to start over again .

  • @nona-lynnsamson8520
    @nona-lynnsamson8520 Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @dcornel77995
    @dcornel77995 7 років тому +4

    number 5 resonates with me

  • @HG51_
    @HG51_ 7 років тому +4

    Very powerful. I will have to read your book on not wasting the situation of suffering in times of trial, god bless you, I watch one of these everyday

  • @KristinCena
    @KristinCena 3 роки тому +3

    My mum succumbed to COVID yesterday. I don’t know how to move on.

    • @nicford1486
      @nicford1486 3 роки тому +9

      I lost my dad in January (he was 56, good health). He was put on the ventilator. I never got to see him again after my mom took him to the hospital. They wouldn't let us see him. It is traumatic. The shock. The disbelief. The total lostness.
      I can tell you life becomes less impossible in time. It is a slow movement though. Even now, 7 months later, a second wave of grief has come over me (which is why I'm here)
      You do not have to rush anything. I would allow yourself to feel all the emotions you can handle. It is a time for mourning. Death is not natural. And understanding how to live life without such a loved person is incomprehensible at first. Even now I miss him dearly.
      The only thing I cling to is that this is not my home. We are pilgrims here. And I look forward to a new heaven and new earth, where there will be no sorrow, and we will be with the Lord together.
      I hope you are making it the best you can. I know it is a painful road.

    • @PARISTheSpanishSinger
      @PARISTheSpanishSinger 2 роки тому +5

      I currently in this position too… my mother is on the ventilator… she is 57 and is at a high risk of succumbing to Covid as well…. I pray for you my sisters in Christ… please pray for me too

    • @carollatterberrien2290
      @carollatterberrien2290 Рік тому +1

      My mother just passed from Covid 2 months ago..I'm heartbroken 💔 and very sad about all that has happened and I was very close to my mom like I'm sure you were with yours. People come and tell me I need to join a grief group or maybe try therapy..the ONLY thing I found that helps is praying to the Lord Jesus, and studying His Word really really drawing close to Him helps me so much. I love my husband very much, but he can't heal me. Only the Lord can do that. I have found His Word to be so true! No doubt I will be hurting for quite a while, as I'm sure you will be as well. But draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you- James 4:8 (the beginning part) Cling to Him and talk to Him every chance you get and ask Him for strength to make it through each and every day. I am a witness He will answer you and let you know that He really does love you. And one day sis, He will allow you to encourage someone else going through pain similar to yours..like He's allowing me to encourage you! My prayers and thoughts are with you, in Jesus name 🙏 ❤

  • @jennasyptak5452
    @jennasyptak5452 3 роки тому +1

    amen. my boyfriend died at age 26 recently. the Lord is SO near. He heals and uses everything to glorify Himself

  • @christiandeleon3651
    @christiandeleon3651 2 роки тому

    Miss you papa jeff

  • @nkosie5450
    @nkosie5450 2 роки тому +3

    My father recently passed away . I haven't seen him in the past 6 years because I was studying in a foreign country. It pains me that I wont be able to see him again
    Thank you for the words of comfort 🙏

    • @debsantana1182
      @debsantana1182 2 роки тому

      I am sorry Nkosie. I bet it brought him joy to know you were away studying to be something brilliant. Parents dnt like to interrupt their children with any suffering

  • @kevinbennett9422
    @kevinbennett9422 3 роки тому

    Amen

  • @alieslami2321
    @alieslami2321 11 місяців тому

    All co. Sàms to say s all iss all I fruit is you dear god dear earth whole cosmos I say, YOU CHRIS IS GOD HOLY SPIRIT ALL US ISS ALL EARTH THERE COSMOS ÀLL CO.SAMS

  • @shmongu
    @shmongu 3 роки тому

    Thank you