Hey everyone, a dear friend and I were talking and we wanted to share this... We hope this will encourage you in whatever you’re facing right now!
2020 has been so hard for people around the world, in different ways. But there's something about going into the holiday season especially that triggers bittersweet memories. We are grieving new broken relationships and bitter political arguments. Wounds are still fresh from words that were said to us- and words we have spoken to others. Many of us have lost jobs and income. Some of us are struggling with anxiety, homelessness, and serious illness for the first time this year. Even some of us are mourning the deaths of family members and friends this year, from Covid or other causes.
Heartache seems to be the elephant in the room this Thanksgiving time... It may feel impossible to give thanks without feeling the need to force away our feelings of heartbreak, despair, and fatigue.
But the truth is God created our emotions, and He doesn't intend for us to pretend everything is okay! He knows everything you are facing right now, each little detail (Psalm 56:8). The good, the bad, and the ugly. We don't have to hide our disappointment and pain from Him. He calls us to come to Him and find rest and peace (Matthew 11:28). And it is through our honesty we can discover true thankfulness and see the blessings in the midst of pain.
We can still give thanks with a broken heart.
Remember that God loves you more than you can imagine, even though we are in a season we might not feel like celebrating. He sent us the Greatest gift of His Son to bring us salvation and eternal hope. We still have so much to be thankful for!
2020 has been so hard for people around the world, in different ways. But there's something about going into the holiday season especially that triggers bittersweet memories. We are grieving new broken relationships and bitter political arguments. Wounds are still fresh from words that were said to us- and words we have spoken to others. Many of us have lost jobs and income. Some of us are struggling with anxiety, homelessness, and serious illness for the first time this year. Even some of us are mourning the deaths of family members and friends this year, from Covid or other causes.
Heartache seems to be the elephant in the room this Thanksgiving time... It may feel impossible to give thanks without feeling the need to force away our feelings of heartbreak, despair, and fatigue.
But the truth is God created our emotions, and He doesn't intend for us to pretend everything is okay! He knows everything you are facing right now, each little detail (Psalm 56:8). The good, the bad, and the ugly. We don't have to hide our disappointment and pain from Him. He calls us to come to Him and find rest and peace (Matthew 11:28). And it is through our honesty we can discover true thankfulness and see the blessings in the midst of pain.
We can still give thanks with a broken heart.
Remember that God loves you more than you can imagine, even though we are in a season we might not feel like celebrating. He sent us the Greatest gift of His Son to bring us salvation and eternal hope. We still have so much to be thankful for!
"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses,
but we have One who has been tempted in every way, just as we are- yet He did not sin.
Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence,
so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." -Hebrews 4:15-16
but we have One who has been tempted in every way, just as we are- yet He did not sin.
Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence,
so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." -Hebrews 4:15-16
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