There are times when I do have a heavy heart and no amount of trying to get me to laugh is going to shake it. I realize I just have to give myself time to grieve and let it process through me bit by bit until it's gone.
Do you allow yourself to grieve?
Do you allow your best friends or family to grieve?
Sometimes quick answers are the worse thing to offer when people are going through a hard time.
In well meaning attempts to lift someone’s spirits, we move too fast. It would seem ridiculous to visit someone who has just experienced major surgery and try to pull them out of the hospital bed to get them to exercise.
Today’s commentary by:
Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org
Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. – Proverbs 25:20
Grieving is a natural process that all living things must go through to purge their body of negative emotion-It's not a bad thing by any means.
ReplyDeleteI'm a true believer in just being there for someone when they need a 'shoulder to cry on.' If they want encouraging words, I try to give it. If they just want to be held, I can do that, too.
So yes, I do grieve (when I let go of my stubbornness) and I allow other people to grieve.