Good morning,
I was inspired to send out some words of encouragement today.. So I emailed all of my girlfriends this morning and wanted you to be a part of it... God bless Julie
OK,
I know you all think that I am crazy any ways so just put up with my idea.....
I was speaking to a friend yesterday that is grieving the death of a child. She broke my heart!She is at the beginning of her journey and is searching for guidance. Her biggest concern was that her family was falling apart. Her and her husband were drifting due to the overwhelming sadness. Her children were avoiding her because looking at her in such a sad state made them painfully aware of reality. Avoidance is a usual mode of defense with grief. It is much easier to look to the distractions of daily life than dealing with ripple effects of the death. She ended our phone conversation with a question, "Why would God allow this to happen to our family after all we have been through?" When I got off of the phone with her I kept thinking to myself how in the world did I get where I am at today???? My journey was not perfect, but my family is still together. Our relationships with one another are surprisingly stronger than before Jack died. If I had to boil it down to one piece of advice for her it would be God. I did not have a relationship with Him at the time of my son's death but began to seek out one with Him selfishly because I wanted to know who was caring for my son. On the other hand, God sought out to have a relationship with me unselfishly to show how much He loved me. He wanted me to be at peace. He did that by placing Godly people in my life to help me along the way. I thought all day about calling her back to tell her not to give up. She needed to know there was an unseen battle being fought over her. The enemy was not God, it was Satan. He not only wanted her paralyzed by grief for the rest of her life, but to destroy her family and the generations to come. She had to change her prospective to see the real enemy. It was time for her to fight back! I fight daily for my family and marriage. The end result gives glory to God and honor's my son. No way do I want to fall into the trap Satan created the night my son went to Heaven. He wanted the death of the Peck family here on earth. My mission is to turn his evil into Good! Stand and proclaim Life instead of death. " I just wanted to express to her with every gasping last breath that over my dead body would I allow Satan to have any glory from Jack's death! My mind kept going to the words huddle up. My friend needed to know that, Now is the time to gather your family together ... Proclaim to them that "We must come together not drift apart!" Would it honor the loved one that has passed to look down from Heaven to see all was destroyed?
I was inspired to send out some words of encouragement today.. So I emailed all of my girlfriends this morning and wanted you to be a part of it... God bless Julie
OK,
I know you all think that I am crazy any ways so just put up with my idea.....
I was speaking to a friend yesterday that is grieving the death of a child. She broke my heart!She is at the beginning of her journey and is searching for guidance. Her biggest concern was that her family was falling apart. Her and her husband were drifting due to the overwhelming sadness. Her children were avoiding her because looking at her in such a sad state made them painfully aware of reality. Avoidance is a usual mode of defense with grief. It is much easier to look to the distractions of daily life than dealing with ripple effects of the death. She ended our phone conversation with a question, "Why would God allow this to happen to our family after all we have been through?" When I got off of the phone with her I kept thinking to myself how in the world did I get where I am at today???? My journey was not perfect, but my family is still together. Our relationships with one another are surprisingly stronger than before Jack died. If I had to boil it down to one piece of advice for her it would be God. I did not have a relationship with Him at the time of my son's death but began to seek out one with Him selfishly because I wanted to know who was caring for my son. On the other hand, God sought out to have a relationship with me unselfishly to show how much He loved me. He wanted me to be at peace. He did that by placing Godly people in my life to help me along the way. I thought all day about calling her back to tell her not to give up. She needed to know there was an unseen battle being fought over her. The enemy was not God, it was Satan. He not only wanted her paralyzed by grief for the rest of her life, but to destroy her family and the generations to come. She had to change her prospective to see the real enemy. It was time for her to fight back! I fight daily for my family and marriage. The end result gives glory to God and honor's my son. No way do I want to fall into the trap Satan created the night my son went to Heaven. He wanted the death of the Peck family here on earth. My mission is to turn his evil into Good! Stand and proclaim Life instead of death. " I just wanted to express to her with every gasping last breath that over my dead body would I allow Satan to have any glory from Jack's death! My mind kept going to the words huddle up. My friend needed to know that, Now is the time to gather your family together ... Proclaim to them that "We must come together not drift apart!" Would it honor the loved one that has passed to look down from Heaven to see all was destroyed?
I think the message is applicable to all of us on this journey of life. We have got to "Huddle up Girls" and hold each other accountable and encourage one another to live this life, and live it Well! We need to be the mothers and wives that God has called us to be! So today girls I encourage you to "Huddle up!"
Here are the words to a song that captured my spirit today.... Its from Natalie Grant's CD Awaken.....
"Something Beautiful"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oWmK8_T6J8
This is a song for anyone whose ever been knocked down and can't get back again stuck in the corner, can't move forward All alone and you think you're going nowhere this is a song for anyone whose ever stood underneath the sun and felt so small, two feet tall and so out of place He sees you- he knows you- he loves you and wants you to know that...
The life that you've been living, the days that you've been given were made for something beautiful .. Life... Don't let it pass you by .. because you were created for something beautiful... Heaven holds dreams that's just for you and there are things only you can do so step by faith, put the past away... It'll take you to a better day!!!!!
Love you guys..
Julie
This is a song for anyone whose ever been knocked down and can't get back again stuck in the corner, can't move forward All alone and you think you're going nowhere this is a song for anyone whose ever stood underneath the sun and felt so small, two feet tall and so out of place He sees you- he knows you- he loves you and wants you to know that...
The life that you've been living, the days that you've been given were made for something beautiful .. Life... Don't let it pass you by .. because you were created for something beautiful... Heaven holds dreams that's just for you and there are things only you can do so step by faith, put the past away... It'll take you to a better day!!!!!
Love you guys..
Julie
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