Category Archives: Loss

Nine things to know about widows

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

wise words of advice for those who care. Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Death, Elders, elders in the Church, Fear of death, Grieving, Loss, Sadness, Widows | Tagged caring for widows, new widow, Widows, widows grief | Leave a comment

You will be resurrected

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

How final is death? Should we expect to be resurrected? Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Death of Christ, Eternal life, Fear of death, feeling hopeless, Funeral, Grieving, Hope?, Loss, Resurrection | Tagged bodily resurrection, Easter, life after death, Resurrection | Leave a comment

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

Unbelief doesn’t shout bewilderment at a personal God. It shouts at blind fate. Belief shouts at a faithful and loving Heavenly Father. Continue reading →

Posted in C. S. Lewis, Death, Death of Christ, Fear of death, Loss, Sadness, Suffering | Tagged death of a loved one, ssorrow | 1 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 Scriptures make a list of the purposes accomplished through suffering. Talk with God and others 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 | 1 Comment