Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with GodDesire's Journey - Letting Go (part 4)
July 27th, 2010Previous | Next
If we do not give our ache a voice, it does not go away
It becomes an undercurrent of our addictions
Pleasure becomes necessary in larger and larger doses
The paradox of grief is that it is healing - somehow it restores our souls
Control is the enemy; grief is our friend
When we let go of controlling, something better takes its place - mourning
Comfort is in store for those who mourn and healing for the brokenhearted - Isaiah 61
This idea was the center of Jesus' mission
None of this makes sense until we admit our brokenheartedness and give our sorrow a voice in mourning
Only then will we know His comfort
Solomon said that it is better to go to the house of mourning that it is to a house of feasting
We need to mourn, it is the only way our hearts can remain both free and alive in this world
Key Phrase: Control is the enemy; grief is our friend
