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Autor: WordTruth authors
Data: 04.04.2011
Category: Verdade & Pluralismo, Formação de Líderes, Testemunho Pessoal
The possibility of sorrow lasting a lifetime may seem impossible, especially for followers of Christ. Sorrow, however, is part of life; and there are precipitating situations in which sorrow might fade from its initial intensity but never fully go away.
Palavras-chave: sorrow, sorrows, sadness, victory, depression, problems, challenges, grief, overcoming problems, tragedies, conquerors, trials
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I believe that sorrow can last a lifetime if you allow it
too. Deep sorrows…like death and abuse linger on but God has a way of
comforting the deepest wounds. When we give God our wounds to heal…they are at the most scars…evidence of the pain PASSED. Some things will bring to your remembrance the pain you felt, but you can’t live in that place. God’s grace is sufficient!
10.04.2012
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@ J_Ruth:
It is so important for us to lean on God in difficult times in order to make it through them with only scars. God will help us through even when we don’t think we can make it through difficult situations on our own. But, when we try to do it on our own, we will continue to find ourselves in a state of deep sorrow.
01.05.2013
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I enjoyed reading this article. It provided a good deal of scripture that can prove useful when dealing with someone that is overtaken with sorrow and grief. This article reminded me of a lesson I had in seminary that taught me that we are all dealing with continued sorrow and grief and, therefore, we can become “wounded healers.” We can use our wounds and what we have gained through our own healing processes in order to help others. However, I have two concerns. First, I think it is important to remember that people need more than the scripture when grieving. It is important that we build a relationship with the bereaved so that they can experience the love of Christ through us. We also need to remember to affirm their pain so that they do not feel alone and shame for their natural response of grief. Secondly, it raised a question for me. How does one deal with a person that is angry with God? If someone is angry with God because they are grieving, how do we bring them back to God so that turn back to the scriptures for support?
03.11.2011
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@ jdb11583:
I think anger at God can be a good thing at times. It demonstrates that the person believes in a God who is powerful enough to affect their life. It also may divert anger from other relationships which may not be able to handle extra stress during the grieving process.
The key is helping the person see God as the healer who has the power to bring good out of any situate. Easier said than done, I know. But look at the Psalms of Lament (Psalm 22 for example, which Jesus himself quoted from on the cross). "My God! My God! Why have you foresaken me?" It was a cry of anger and hurt at the only one who could save the Psalmist, but eventuallythere was healing and reconciliation.
04.11.2011
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@ jdb11583:
Anger with God is sometimes encouraged (because it is "therapeutic" to the angry person or because "God can take it") but that perspective runs counter to what Scripture teaches about our response to great trials and deep sorrow. First, does God do anything wrong? If not, then are we to encourage "anger" against our Heavenly Father who does all things according to His righteousness, unerring wisdom, and perfection? Sorrow is part of life (we are to weep with those who weep), but we serve a God of great Comfort who comforts with great mercy (2 Cor. 1:3-4). Our trials that can create great sorrow always remain in the category in which we are to trust Him . . . even to "count it all joy" (Rom. 5:3-5, James 1:2-4), because our God makes "good" out of all things in life (Rom. 8:28-29) so that we can grow in Christ-likeness. Job’s words reveal our perspective in sorrow/trials . . . yea, though He slay me, I will trust Him. In a very practical sense, if we trust Him, we will learn that anger will not be part of the "trust" equation. Learning to trust is a step-by-step process throughout life, and some of us have had to learn that the hard way by initially failing to walk uprightly because we were "angry at God." See Psalm 39:1-11, especially verses 7-9.
08.11.2011
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@ WordTruth:
I understand that we are to see God as the great healer, and not the cause of our sorrows. But we cannot say that the Bible does not give precedence to showing anger and frustration toward God. See Jeremiah’s laments in Jer 12:1-4, 15:10, and especially 20:7-18. See the entire book of Lamentations. See Job 3. See Psalms 10, 13, 22, and so on.
What is significant about these is NOT that these people questioned God (which they did), but that God was able to use this as a means to bring them back into a relationship with him. And he did so in every situation.
You are right that in the ideal world people would see the pain and suffering of this world for what it is: the result of mankind’s sinfulness and selfishness. But in the real world in which we live, simply telling someone not to be angry at God because God didn’t make them suffer is insufficient. I think its more constructive to see their anger as an acknowledgement of God’s power and sovereignty over suffering and use that as a staring point in helping the come back to God. This compassion over condemnation should be at the very heart of our missions emphasis.
After all, even the Psalmist who began with these words: "How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?" ended by saying, "I will sing to the LORD because he has dealt bountifully with me." - Ps 13:1-2&6, NRSV
08.11.2011
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@ gwu_stevens:
Yes, gwu_stevens. That is exactly what I wanted to say...
28.11.2011
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It was very helpful to me when a friend reminded me that my anger or any other emotion for that matter was not hidden from God. Just because I didn’t verbalize it didn’t mean that He couldn’t see it just as plainly as if I had. That was a great release for me because I no longer had any reason or place to hide. I always thought I would be punished for my so-called negative emotions toward God but the fact that he knew and still blessed me reversed my faulty thinking. All that time I really believed that by not speaking it I hadn’t really experienced it. I was now able to say within myself, "God I don’t want to be angry or disappointed with you but am I am...help me..." For me knowing that He knows is so comforting.
28.11.2011
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The most sorrowful time in my life came when I was sixteen years old. My Father, whom I loved very much and looked to for guidance was diagnosed with Leukemia and died a few months later. This was the most difficult time in my life, because I had never felt such lost, sorrow, confusion, and even anger. After a time of morning, I quickly realized that I could not continue feeling this way or I would end up depressed and alone. So I turned to the God that my father had introduced me to, I began to pray, read scripture, and hang out with people who were doing the same. As I continued on this journey, I began to feel that God wanted me to do more than I was doing; but could I trust God completely? It was during this time that God reminded me that He (God) was no stranger to loss or sorrow. God helped me to see that He is the God in the midst of sorrow as well as joy. Thank you for reminding me where I came from and how I was guided to where I am today.
25.11.2011
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@ pastort:
"God was no stranger to sorrow or loss..." Oh that we could be mindful of this as experience our sorrows. We have yet to plumb the depths of sorrow and grief. There are indeed "groanings which cannot be uttered" but to know that God is on top of it, in the midst of it, and at the bottom of it is such a comfort because it is the constant that we can search for in the midst of all the change that grief often brings.
28.11.2011
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I feel that sorrow is part of life however as a child of God we have the comfort of the Holy Spirit to comfort you and in our time of need. As the Prophet Jeremiah being full of sorrow and diappointemt preached and the people of Ananoth would not listen nor turn from their wickness, he asked a question, is their not a doctor in Giliad, Is their not a balm in Gilead? We must know that God can and will comfort us in our unconfortable moments. We will have sorrows, we will have tender moment that only a living God can handle, yet we must know we must have scars to remind you and I of the wound, and then the doctor who applied the balm of compassion and love that made us whole again.
11.07.2011
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I think that is just a part of life. Learning to contend with those sorrow gives us the fabric of our lives. And it not necessary sorrow that you live with but embrace the experience in which you felt sorrow. Jesus has healing for all sorrows. He allows those sorrowful wounds to become scars.
04.04.2011
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@ JourneywithCHRISTie:
Why did you use the term "scars"? Sometimes scars are painful reminders of the past hurts and do not represent the emotional healing that has occurred. Doesn’t Jesus’ act of healing provide something more than a scarring or scabbing effect? My Grandmother once used this healing balm on a wound that I had. After the wound healed, she continured to pray and put that smelly stuff on my scar. Soon, that scar was gone just like the open wound. I remember the wound, the hurt, the pain, and the healing process; but the scar itself is gone. I believe that when God heals it is more complete than scar tissue.
10.07.2011
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@ wallison:
That is your testimony...glory be to God. I used scars because even though the pain is gone...sometimes the scar is not necessary physically but emotionally gone. Again I used scars because a scar usually indicates that healing has taken place. You may remember it (as a scar in vision) but the wound is not intense as it once was. Sometimes the scar is a testimony how God has healed a wound, a pain, a hurt and yes His healing is more than scar tissue. But deep pain always leaves a scar...it just doesn’t hurt when God heals it. Scars are not always visual to the eye. Sometimes those invisible scars are the passion of our ministry...at least it is for me and I can only speak for me. God bless.
10.07.2011
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I wanted to know about God being glorified in me, and He reminded me, every time you go into the hospital, I allow it to be, but you always come out Victoriously.
26.04.2011
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