The Heart of God

Day 44 of Grief Bites. One more day left in this series, but there is a 60-day reading plan that this lady has that I will start once this is done. The series wasn't phenomenal, but it was helpful. Here are some excerpts from today's devotional and pretty much all of the verses.

It was through salvation that I found the love of God...but it was through grief that I found the heart of God.

The devastation of losing a loved one is horrific, and the greater you loved someone, the greater your grief will be.

There is hope though.

God is an incredible source of comfort and hope after you lose someone you love.

The loss of a loved one is deeply, deeply painful.

Grief brings many heartaches, challenges, and questions. It can lead to despair.

Verses:

Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.

Psalm 31:9
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
My eye wastes away with grief,
Yes, my soul and my body!

Psalm 56:8
You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book?

Psalm 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.

Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.

Psalm 30:5
For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy comes in the morning.

Jeremiah 31:13b
For I will turn their mourning to joy,
Will comfort them,
And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.

Psalm 22:24
For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden his face from Him;
But when He cried to Him, He heard,

Revelation 21:4
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.