Grieving is Important

God made us in His image. Part of what that means is that we are relational beings. We are like God in that we need to have relationships with other people  Those relationships bring meaning to our lives and give us much satisfaction. This is especially true when we have loved the other person for a long time. When we lose those relationships, we will naturally begin grieving over our loss.

Abraham and his wife Sarah were together for many years. They went through all kinds of heartaches and joys. (Genesis 23:2) Then, Sarah died in Kirjath Arba which was later called Hebron. This was in the land of Canaan. Abraham began grieving in the loss of his wife. He was mourning and weeping in his grief. This is a touching reality for all of us who have lost loved ones.

It doesn't matter how good of a Christian we are, we will grieve the death of loved ones or the loss of very important things in our lives. It is how God made us. We will go through a process which can lead us to benefit from what God shows us if we trust in the Lord to help us. We must get closure when the person dies, and we must not try to act like it didn't happen. We must let the Lord help us deal with the many questions which will flood our minds.

Then, we could be sad or depressed, and we should cry, but God will lift us up as we run to Him for comfort. We may even get angry with God, but He can take it. We must pour out our anger and let it go, realizing God did not do anything wrong. He is loving and His timing is right. Finally, we will get to the place where we can look back with fond memories and see how God has blessed us through our relationship and through our grief. We will still miss the person, but we will have grown so much closer to the Lord, we will be alright.

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Tomorrow, I intend to read Genesis 24-26.