014: If I Grieve, Does That Mean I Don’t Trust God?

Have you ever felt guilty for not trusting the Lord while grieving the loss of something or someone dear to you? You’re not alone. This is a common and natural response.

However, God’s Word gives us what we need to view our grief from His vantage point, anchoring us in His comforting truth to help us fully trust Him during all our seasons of grief.

In the latest episode of “In the Meanwhile,” Les and Page turn to Genesis 37 and share biblical principles to help you deal with loss of any shape and size while remaining faithful to God and giving Him glory.

We hope you’ll tune in today, knowing that it always our hope that In the Meanwhile is an encouraging resource to you is you live your daily life here “in the meanwhile.”

SHOW NOTES:

A Working Definition of Grief:

Grief is an emotional response when we suffer some great loss. 

4 Biblical Reminders to Help Us Deal with Grief God’s Way 

1. Every family experiences grief and every person experiences grief.
2. My great loss is not a measure of God’s love for me.
3. In times of grief, God provides comfort from H itself and others.
4. In seasons of grief, God wants us to trust Him and not give up.

New Resource to Help During Grief

We’re excited to share with our listeners a new resource — an online course —  that can make a profound impact on how we face loss here on earth. Using the whole counsel of Scripture, Les challenges common assumptions about the afterlife  and encourages believers to joyfully anticipate the reality of Heaven while making life here on earth truly count for eternity.

The course is called Heaven by the Book: More Than I Can Imagine and you can learn more about it right here. 

RESOURCES:

1. The Story of Joseph — Genesis 37-43 teach us so much about God, but something to take special notice of is Jacob’s grief over losing his son and how that compares with God’s entire plan. Understanding God has a bigger picture can be a huge source of comfort in times of loss.
2. Also see 2 Peter 3:13, which is so good we had to share it twice!
3. Heaven by the Book: More Than I Can Imagine is our first online course! Understanding what the Bible says about Heaven helps us not only grieve better but live better while we wait for His appearing.