All tagged Grief
Does the sin in your life eat at you? Do you toss and turn at night until you finally wake in a sweat because your sins have followed you into slumber? Do you count this, and other grieving as pure misery when it is actually the Holy Spirit beckoning you to come... to repent? It is not our conscience, but our spirit that is pained.
It has often been said, and it is true, that we come closest to God when we are in the midst of our suffering... so, how is your life at this moment? Are things going exceptionally well for you? Is your day to day life bountiful, and you find yourself struggling with little to pray for? Perhaps it is time for a good cry! Maybe the tears and sweat of your prayers need to be fed by an emotional response to something dear to you... love is a great example. There is no cry so satisfying in its release and restoration than that of a broken heart.
Are you in need of a comforter today? Is your heart broken, are you filled with sorrow, or perhaps a fear that deflates you sails? Whatever brings you to that place where you need an arm on your shoulder, and a comforting embrace from God... know He is there, and will ease your burden, and lift you once again to your feet.
Do you feel grief today before God? Is your heart breaking within you for some sin that convicts you unrelentingly? I am not speaking about a superficial knowledge of having done something wrong, but rather the understanding of a sin that emanates from your very soul. Are you seeking repentance for wrongdoing that has brought you to godly grief?