Greetings Dear Reader,
Part of the difficulty in turning grief to grace is the
unknown. If we allow our grief to be
transformed, we are unsure of what will happen.
We cannot be certain that we will find the peace we need. It turns out that fear in which we indulge is
the reverse of the coin of faith.
So many avenues exist that are possible when we forgive,
restore, or relent in our anger. The
person upon whom we have mercy may not have changed their attitude or
actions. The hurt we have may be worsened. Others may never live up to our
expectations. We fear that if we learn
to accept the loss, whatever it may be, that our hopes and expectations will not
be met.
We get lost in the process because of what we believe. We believe that people will leave, die, or continue
on unchanged. We fear that if we let go
of our grief from past harm that we will be harmed anew. We will not transform our grief into grace
because we do not realize that fear is faith.
It is faith in the wrong things.
As I work to recover from the darkness that had such sway
over me, I realize that my fears were faith in the darkness being more
powerful. It does not matter where the
darkness resides. If it is our fallen
nature or an outside source, we can still find it in us to move to faith in
Christ instead of that darkness. We can
grieve that we are broken. We can allow
Christ to provide the grace for us to see the grace we can give.
I need to become a conduit of that grace in every aspect of
my life. Unless I bring every facet of my
own fear to heel, I cannot be gracious.
I cannot hope to deal in grace if I carry the grief of things I cannot control. In recognizing that my fear is faith in the
wrong things, I find the power to turn my grief to grace. I find the focus shifts to Christ in every
situation that is painful.
Once again, Dear Reader, the answer comes down to where I
focus my mind and heart. Even in the places
where the pain makes me weep and despair wishes the stage, there is hope. There is the chance to turn death into a fighting
chance to live. We do not even have to
find the strength to fight. Christ
promises to provide the grace for us so that we can in turn extend grace to
others. It always comes back to
following Christ with all our hearts.
That only works when we exchange fear for faith. Fortunately for us all, that exchange never
closes and belief is the only currency required.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Every human story is part of the great story that leads
to the Father getting everything back to Good.
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Thorn:
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