1209) Have you ever come to a point in your life when your heart just feels like it’s going to break in two? If you haven’t, you will. When I see someone I love grieving. When I know someone must put their pet to sleep. When I witness the cruelty of words spoken and not forgotten by the object of their target. When I sit on my couch in the evening and hang my head, as I pass judgment on myself for what I have or haven’t done. These things make my heart heavy.

If I allowed my mind to dwell on these too much, I wouldn’t be able to get out of my bed and do anything productive. This is exactly what the Prince of Darkness wants me to do. Is there another alternative? Absolutely.

Ecclesiastes 3:4 tells us there is a time to mourn. I understand this to mean that we should count on the fact that in this life, bad things are going to happen. These things are not something God “slips up on” and accidentally forgot to stop it. It is in times like these that we have the opportunity to move closer to God. He cares. He grieves with us. He notices. He longs to help in the best way, which may not be the way we think it should be.

The bottom line is, this life will bring many seasons, as Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us, but when the season is grief and even despair comes, we can cling to John’s words when he says, “Even so, come Lord Jesus!” Revelation 22:20