Today’s post is in honor of my dear friend
And Brother in Christ, Jimmy Dye Sr.
May our God comfort his precious family
In their time of grief and may they rejoice
In his legacy of faith…
- Hayden Childs
https://www.pinkardfh.com/obituaries/Jimmy-Dye/#!/TributeWall
“Do not let your heart be troubled.
You have put your trust in God,
Put your trust in Me also.
There are many rooms in My Father’s house.
If it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going away to make a place for you.
After I go and make a place for you,
I will come back and take you with Me.
Then you may be where I am.
You know where I am going and
You know how to get there.
John 14:1-4
A true friend never gets
In your way unless you
Happen to be going down.
- Arnold H. Glasow
The best discipline,
Maybe the only discipline
That really works,
Is self discipline.
- Walter Kiechel III
Our character is but the stamp
On our souls of the free choices
Of good and evil we have
Made through life.
- John Cunningham Geikie
***
Overcoming Grief and Depression…
All of us are acquainted with grief and depression. It is estimated
That about 35 million people in this country suffer with these emotions.
It is one of the worst feelings one can experience. Many commit
Suicide rather than cope with it.
1. The first step is to determine the cause of your grief or depression.
The causes are many and complex. It may be disappointment, the
Loss of a job, business failure, serious illness, break-up of a marriage
Or death of a loved one. Job said, “Man that is born of a woman is of
Few days and full of trouble” (Job 14:1). We need a source of comfort
And strength for such times.
2. Faith in God as a Refuge and a help is necessary.
Paul said, “But My God shall supply all your need according to His riches
In glory by Christ Jesus” (Phil.4:19). David had to deal with this problem in
His life. He said, “I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness
Of The Lord in the land of the living” (Psa.27:13). The godly men recognized
The need for God and turned to him for help.
3. The hope of Heaven is an anchor of the soul.
Jesus went back to Heaven to prepare a place for us. He promised to
Return for us that we May be with Him (John 14:1-3). Hope is a strong
Medicine for despair. The Hebrew Christians were struggling to hold on
To their hope. They were told that hope is an anchor of the soul, both sure
And steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil (Heb.6:19).
4. Friends and loved ones can help.
Our friends hurt when we hurt. They usually want to help but feel helpless
To do so. Their letters, visits, cards, phone calls, and prayers can be so
Comforting in times of distress and grief. Think of the strength and comfort
Mary and Martha must have felt when they saw Jesus weep at the tomb
Of their brother Lazarus. Sometimes we just need a sympathetic friend to
Listen while we talk. It is a well known fact that to “talk out” a problem is
Good therapy. It can be helpful for the whole person; body, mind and spirit.
5. Prayer helps to overcome sorrow and depression.
God allowed His Own son to suffer pain and agony on the cross in dealing
With our problem of sin. He, therefore, understands fully the pain and agony
We sometimes suffer. He loved us so much that He gave Christ to die for us.
God has No pleasure in our grief. “Let us therefore come boldly unto the
Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time
Of need” (Heb.4:16). David said, “In my distress I cried unto the Lord and
He heard Me” (Psa.120:1).
6. God is the God of all comfort.
“Blessed be God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
Mercies, and the God of all comfort” (2 Cor.1:3). “Casting all your care
Upon him: for he careth for you” (1 Pet.5:7). “Cast they burden upon the
Lord, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be
Moved” (Psa.55:22). “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed;
For I am thy God: I will strengthen Thee; yea, I will help thee: yea, I will
Uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness” (Isa.41:10).
May you let God help you.
- G.L. Mann
Via Beacon
Edited by Hayden Childs
Like Abel of old our esteemed brother in Christ still “speaks being dead”
(Heb.11:4).
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