Grief and Loss
It’s a series of paradoxes…
Full of feeling, yet it is the emptiness and lifelessness that you gravitate toward.
You want to remember, then you want to forget.
The memories are beautiful and sweet… yet tormenting.
There’s an urge to be around others, but you withdraw because it seems they look at you differently now.
Talking about it does something to ease the pain, but it makes you miss them that much more.
This back-and-forth is killing you inside, and you’re not sure what to do.
An unbearable nightmare…
You’re hoping to wake up from it… but the relief doesn’t come.
Meanwhile, you’re craving their presence. You ache so hard you can barely breathe.
The pain is so unbearable that your heart literally feels shattered.
Longing for what was…
It’s what you do to combat the grief, pain, and emptiness.
Abandoned, you turn inward, longing for peace.
It’s a burning… a hunger… a yearning you don’t have the energy to explain.
It simmers underneath the surface, but you worry…
How long before you reach the boiling point?
An explosion seems inevitable.
You feel the anger and self-righteous indignation, and it’s becoming difficult to hide.
Anger is energy – good and bad.
You feel it nudging, pushing, and pulling at your character and soul.
You just yelled at someone you didn’t even know; it made you laugh, and then you cried.
Your faith is shaken.
How do you continue believing and trusting God when life no longer makes sense?
You wonder if there is a professional out there who will understand and listen.
Some time has passed since your loss, and you can’t get past this pain. You wonder why you can’t just get “over it.”
You’ve been shattered, broken, and ravaged…
I’m here to help you put life back together.
Mourning successfully isn’t a passive process. It’s what you do with your time that determines your joy.
Mourning successfully requires a trip down memory lane that eventually leads to a choice: to survive this or not.
Mourning successfully means shifting your thinking toward the future instead of the past.
Deep pain and tears always accompany the resetting of a broken bone. Why would putting back the pieces of your broken heart be any different?
“Not only is God with his people when they go through times of grief, but his people, too, are called to weep with those who are weeping. The community of God’s people is often the very means by which God ministers his comfort and peace to the brokenhearted.”
–Romans 12:15
Regain your footing and purpose…
It is said that “time heals all wounds,” but time doesn’t “do” anything.
Grieving is difficult work that was never meant to be done all by yourself. Together, we’ll bring attention to the soul-based nature of grief, which is often ignored.
Grief requires inward contemplation that includes the Creator God. He is the one who will supply meaning and show you how to live a renewed life.
Let me walk beside you on this journey.
You have so many reasons to get out of bed in the morning. Call now, and we’ll start with your free consultation: (417) 448-0144.
