Category Archives: Loss

Responding to grief

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Deep reflection on grief and grieving. Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Grieving, Loss, Sadness, Suffering, Suicide | Tagged Death, Grief, Grieving, loss of a loved one, Sadness, working through grief | Leave a comment

A screaming room in every hospital

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

After directing her to a quiet room for prayer, the doctor thought to himself that there should be a screaming room in every hospital Continue reading →

Posted in C. S. Lewis, Death, Death of Christ, Fear of death, Loss, Sadness, Suffering | Tagged death of a loved one, ssorrow | Leave a comment

Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Assurance, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Call to ministry, Character, Childhood trauma, Christian life, Comfort, Complaceny, Conceit, Conflict, Contentment, Crisis, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, Divine Lottery, Doubt, Elders, elders in the Church, Emerging Leaders, Emotions, Encouragement, Failure, Faith, Fear, feeling hopeless, Freedom, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, Grace, Gratitude, Grieving, Hope?, Kindness, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Loss, marriage problems, Meaning of life, Mercy, Middle life, Mind Renewal, Nihilism, Pain, Pastors, personal, Praise, Prayer, purpose, Questioning God, Repentance, Sadness, Seeking God, Selfishness, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Temptation, Trials, Truth, Victory, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worship | Tagged burn out, Despair, Discouraged, feeling lost, helpless, hopeless, loss of perspective, spiritual exhaustion, Suicide | 1 Comment

A song from a hurting heart

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

They say divorce is like death. The pain is greater when you’ve been forsaken by a spouse. The fears, regrets, guilt, anger, loss and loneliness can cycle through your heart for years. Music is often a means that helps to heal the heart. Continue reading →

Posted in Comfort, Divorce, Divorce and Remarriage, Loss, Marriage, marriage problems, Music, Sadness, troubled marriage, Video, Wisdom | Tagged divorce hurts, loneliness after divorce, loss of marriage, painful divorce, separation from a spouse, working through pain of divorce | 1 Comment

No one came to my support

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. It’s natural to default toward self-pity and resentment when we feel forgotten and unappreciated. Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Assurance, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Christian life, Comfort, Discouragement, Forgiveness, Jesus Christ, Loss | Tagged abandoned, Alone, bitter, Deserted by others, forgotten, God's presence, lonely, resentful | 1 Comment

Troubled dust, but dust that dreams

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Rest securely and confidently in what God has done for you in Christ! And remind yourself often that…. Continue reading →

Posted in Agnostic, Atheism, Atheists, Death of Christ, Depravity, Depression, Despair, Easter, Eternal life, Eternal security, Evil in the world, Fear of death, God's Love, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Grieving, Heaven, Hope?, Human depravity, Human dignity, Humanism, In Christ, Jesus Christ, Loss, Meaning of life, Problem of evil, Promises of Bible, purpose, Religion-not the answer, Resurrection, Salvation, Sin, Suffering, The cross of Christ | Tagged ashes to ashes, dust to dust, empty, Hope, hopeless feelings, life after death, Meaning of life, Meaninglessness, more to life | 1 Comment

Every day is NOT a great day

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Do we now live in cultures that encourage unrealistic expectations of uninterrupted happiness? I find it troubling when the Church strains to paint everything in such positive terms that believers are shocked and perhaps disillusioned by trials and suffering. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian life, Christian worldview, Comfort, Disciple-making, Fear of God, God's Love, God's Will, Grieving, Heaven, Hope?, Joel Osteen, Loss, Suffering, Trials, Wedding, Wisdom | Tagged breaking of the glass ceremony, Facing trials, Jewish wedding, Life is hard | 1 Comment

Nothing wasted

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

After each of the following Scriptures, make a list of the purposes accomplished through suffering. Then talk to God about what you learned. Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Anxiety, Broken Relationships, Christian life, Christian worldview, Comfort, Defeat?, Discouragement, Encouragement, Faith, Grieving, Loss, Mind Renewal, Pain, Problem of evil, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials | Tagged God's comfort, Hardships, purpose of suffering, Suffering | Leave a comment

Scene 2 – Life as a slave

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Audio message for all five scenes: Play Audio! At the vulnerable age of seventeen, (at the hands of his very own brothers), Joseph was ripped from his family and sold into slavery. “So when Joseph came to his brothers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Crawford Loritts, God's Will, Joseph's story, Loss | 1 Comment

A song to his wife of 75 years

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

After the love of his life passed away, 96-year-old Fred wrote her a song. Continue reading →

Posted in Family life, Loss, Love, Marriage | Tagged faithfulness, Love, Marriage | Leave a comment