My prayer:
Amazing Father. You continue to bless me in ways that I can't even describe and I am so grateful.
My prayer tonight is for those amazing people in my life that are not experiencing those blessings right now. They are up against struggles and loss that are overwhelming to them.
I pray God that you be with them tonight. I pray that you comfort them. I pray that you give them help and guidance. Help them to see the path of blessings that you have for them. Help them to overcome the fear of taking that first step on your path for them. God, I lift them up to you in this time where they can't really reach out on their own.
Thank you for being you and for loving us God.
What God Said Tonight:
A death in Christ is nothing more than the beginning of an eternity in paradise. It is vital to remember that truth.
A loss on earth is a loss, but it is temporary. It needs to be grieved, it needs to be acknowledged but in that acknowledgment, do not lose the joy and celebration for that person who is now with me in heaven.
A new story of grief needs to be told. A story that is consistent with the truth of the salvation of my people. Grief has no sting for my people. I will help, I will heal, but I will also remind my people of this truth and this new story of good news in the salvation of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.