In grief:

It’s ok to feel incredible sadness…
It’s ok to smile…

It’s ok to hold on…
It’s ok to let go…

It’s ok to be angry…
It’s ok to be at peace…

It’s ok to be scared…
It’s ok to feel secure…

It’s ok to feel worried or fearful of the future…
It’s ok to fully trust things will work out…

It’s ok to take as much time as you need to work out your grief…
It’s ok to press forward…

It’s ok to cry…
It’s ok if you can’t seem to form tears yet…

It’s ok to stay home…
It’s ok to go out…

It’s ok to find purpose in the pain…
It’s ok if you feel no purpose can currently be found…

It’s ok to feel both happiness and sadness…

It’s ok to fully live and celebrate the gift of life…

It’s ok to remember & honor your loved one(s) until your very last breath on earth…

It’s ok to do or feel all of the above in the same week.

God is so good to give each of us the gift of emotions; the gift of being a unique individual who will process grief in our own way; the gift of His comfort as we walk through the most difficult days of our lives.

Grief is messy…each person who grieves will feel a lot of different things and will go through many emotions.

I always share with those who walk through grief: As long as you aren’t hurting God’s heart, others, or yourself…your grief is completely ok.

Today, share with God (even if you’re upset with Him — especially if you’re upset with Him) ALL your emotions, thoughts, and life.
He loves you…He’s patient…He’s extraordinarily loving…His heart is good and kind.

Ask God to make something beautiful come from the pain. Ask Him to help you through all you are going through.

You’re going to make it through this…it won’t always be or feel like this…better days WILL eventually come.

With God’s love, guidance, comfort, & help, you truly will make it.

Hang in there.❤️

💗“I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss. Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.” ~Lamentations 3:20-25💗

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