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Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode.
Grief is the hardest thing youâll ever face, donât ever let anyone diminish that â but letâs also not diminish the power of Godâs Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God).
You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, Iâm so glad youâre here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen.
Memorable Quote:
âBut here is the real power in the âwhy behind the whatâ that goes well beyond working with kids. It is a powerful tool for dealing with temptation in your own life.
God has set boundaries over us to keep us safe and help us to accomplish the purposes He planned in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2). Those boundaries are clearly laid out in Scripture. And He always, always tells us the âwhy behind the whatâ when it comes to those boundaries.â
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What does health have to do with what you are going through? After all, who cares about being healthy when youâve lost your loved one? The short answer is that you should. Iâm not talking about the long-term results because getting active while in the day-to-day life of grief will do three things for you: improve your emotions, decrease overwhelm and give you a healthy distraction or break from the heaviness of what you must deal with.
I wish I could tell you how I did that and how much it helped, but as you know my fight with God took all my energy the first 2 years and even when I was able to push, I didnât. If thatâs you today, thatâs perfectly alright, but what if you could feel better with minimal effort?
Today weâll talk about âchallenging the impossibleâ and Iâll share where I am in my health journey which started in earnest in February of this year. This is important for my long-term health, but itâs also the last thing I never took control of after Monica died.
Going through grief, you are equipping yourself to improve your health because the processes are similar. And, if you improve your health, you will help your daily emotions.
WORD of the Week For you have need of patient endurance [to bear up under difficult circumstances without compromising], so that when you have carried out the will of God, you may receive and enjoy to the full what is promised. Hebrews 10:36 (amplified)
Song of the Week Happy Dance by MercyMe
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode.
Grief is the hardest thing youâll ever face, donât ever let anyone diminish that â but letâs also not diminish the power of Godâs Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God).
You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, Iâm so glad youâre here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen.
Memorable Quote:
âWhen pressure and stress bear down on me, I delight in Your Word.âDavid clung to the promises of God.
He consciously remembered the history of Godâs people as well as his personal history with the Lord. As he chose to remember Godâs Word, he heard Godâs voice â above the tumult that was his life.
And he not only knew it in his head, he cradled it in his heart.But even that would have been useless if he had not applied it to his life.He lived Godâs commands.
Even when it was hard.
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When you lose a loved one, there is no question that you will question some things. I donât care how close a relationship you have or donât have with God, you will question things from his existence to your faith and everything in between because your loved one has died. This is where your plans, the life you were living and expecting to continue to live âbump into the sovereignty of God.â
That bump for me made me question my questions and his goodness. It made me question whether he was there and listening because Monicaâs faith was not rewarded, she was not healed and she suffered the 6 months before she died. What kind of God allows that?
It doesnât matter where you are today in your relationship with God because great transformation is possible for you! Yes, you can get through the day without crying (it took me over a year), Yes, you can think about your loved one without falling apart and yes, you do still have a future because God is real, he is good, and he has plans for you!
Today, Iâll share how to spiritually handle unanswered prayers and how to build a deep faith even in grief. God will not waste your pain!!
WORD of the Week Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So donât try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. James 1:2-4
Song of the Week Stay Strong by Danny Gokey
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Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode.
Grief is the hardest thing youâll ever face, donât ever let anyone diminish that â but letâs also not diminish the power of Godâs Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God).
You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, Iâm so glad youâre here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen.
Memorable Quote:
But then came the rain. And the weeds popping up all over again.
Because that is what rain does. It brings to light what is truly planted just beneath the surface. In all my vehement hoeing, I neglected to take out the roots of the weeds. And even though I was zealous, I was not careful and absolute. And when the rains came, they showed my labors for what they were.
How like my life! When the sun is shining and my circumstances are all I think they should be, it is easy to disguise the true contents of my heart.
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We know we shouldnât worry about things â that âgiving it to Godâ is the only way to truly calm our anxieties. In life before grief, you may have tried hard to âstop worrying,â to stop being in control of the things you had no control over, but it wasnât easy. Now, in griefâŠwell â thatâs a whole different deal. Your loss and how it occurred can cause you to fear new things while amplifying the fears we already had.
The song of the week (Letting Go) has lyrics that speak to this: "Maybe I donât have to see what the future holds to trust Your promises to me. In my weakness You are strong. And in the moments when I feel powerless, you are closest to me then.â
Today Iâm going to share a situation in my life â just a few weeks ago â that illustrates this point. I was disappointed in my reaction because it reminded me of when I walked through grief and tried to control everything on my own. Instead, I should have given it to God and had faith to let him handle the outcome.
WORD of the Week Donât fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of Godâs wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. Itâs wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. Phil 4:6-7
Song of the Week Letting Go by Switch Music
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Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode.
Grief is the hardest thing youâll ever face, donât ever let anyone diminish that â but letâs also not diminish the power of Godâs Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God).
You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, Iâm so glad youâre here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen.
Memorable Quote:
God. Loves. You.You. Are. Loved.
Because, for once in your life, this love is not based on your performance â or lack thereof.
It is based in His.His performance.His character.His heart.His choice.
God loves you because of Who He is.Because He chooses to do so.And He refuses not to.
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Even in grief, there are choices to make. You donât feel like you have a choice in many of the things which brought you to this point and youâre right. Life is not easy and there are times when you have no control over what happens to you.
What you do have a choice over is what to do when those things happen. Grief, in my opinion, is the hardest thing you will ever go through and for most of us, there are many losses in our lifetime.
What do you do now? After the shock wears off, it is up to you to choose to continue to live. If youâre thinking, âI want to get out of the bed, but I just canât,â please rethink that statement. If you are physically able to get out of bed, then the truth is, you feel too overwhelmed to face the day.
Today weâll talk about 3 hard decisions you must make as you walk through grief. Are they hard? Yes! Are they worth it? YES!
WORD of the Week Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:31-32
Song of the Week Trust in God by Aware Worship (featuring Mark Gutierrez)
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Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode.
Grief is the hardest thing youâll ever face, donât ever let anyone diminish that â but letâs also not diminish the power of Godâs Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God).
You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, Iâm so glad youâre here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen.
Memorable Quote:
But I often forget.
I forget that this world is not my home. I forget that I am a stranger in a strange land. I forget that I am not living for the here and now but for eternity. I forget to âseek first the Kingdom of God and HIS righteousnessâ. I forget that many, many of the people around me do not have a personal relationship with God. They have not been forgiven because they have not asked. They have not seen prayers answered because they do not believe. I forget that I have one purpose and one purpose only â to glorify God.
This life is not about me. My comfort. My happiness. My successes. Or my failures. My struggles. My needs. This life is not about me. It is a short, temporary journey leading to an eternal home. And that is not just true about me â it is true about every person I meet. Their lives, like mine, are âflowers quickly fadingâ. And their lives, like mine, are short, temporary journeys that will end in an eternal destination â life with God forever or life separated from Him. My sole purpose in life is to be a gigantic, glowing, flashing sign that says, âGod loves you.
He wants to be your friend. I know because He says so in His Word, and because He is my friend â let me point the way to Him.â
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Do you visit the grave of your loved one?
Death is the ultimate divide between our past and our future (John Piper). When we walk through grief, we arenât thinking about these profound insights. Trying to make sense of âwhat isâ and âwhat wasâ is part of what takes us to visit the grave of our loved ones. It can also help us process our new reality.
Today, Iâll share ways that visiting their grave are unhealthy and unhelpful and ways that going to your loved oneâs grave is healthy, helpful and honoring.
And, if you do not have a physical grave to visit, Iâll share how this can apply to you too.
WORD of the Week To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3:1-4
Song of the Week Heâll Do It Again by Karen Wheaton
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Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode.
Grief is the hardest thing youâll ever face, donât ever let anyone diminish that â but letâs also not diminish the power of Godâs Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God).
You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, Iâm so glad youâre here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen.
Memorable Quote:
I have to take every problem, every situation, every decision, every thought and align them with Godâs Word.
I have to take a giant step back and ask God to give me His perspective on each thing, person, circumstance, decision.
I have to put on the glasses of what I say I believe and actually apply the words to the reality, choosing to trust that His perspective, ways, thoughts and plans are better than my own.
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Today weâll continue the conversation about using dependence on God to achieve what seems impossible.
Iâve asked before, what seems impossible in your life today? Is it that life will ever be good or even normal again? Maybe your impossible is that the tears will actually stop after feeling like you cried an ocean.
What if I told you that those things and more ARE possible for you! Yes you! If you are a child of God, this is available to you, even after going through a life-shattering loss!
Iâm also gonna give you more details about how you can join me in my health journey! If you are wondering why I would think care about health right now when youâre just trying to get through the day â well, itâs because what I learned in my grief journey can help you in yours.
This is not about you running a marathon but understanding that grief (and health) are not sprints! This is about how you show up for yourself; itâs about how you push through the âwho caresâ and the âI cantâsâ of grief to build a healthy physical, emotional and spiritual foundation for life you still have to live. Donât settle for watching life go by â because you have a gift, you have a purpose, and you are here for more!
WORD of the Week For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 1 John 5:4
Song of the Week Stronger by Mandisa
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Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode.
Grief is the hardest thing youâll ever face, donât ever let anyone diminish that â but letâs also not diminish the power of Godâs Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God).
You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, Iâm so glad youâre here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen.
Memorable Quote:
Truth: God not only promises to meet my needs, He promises to never, ever leave me or forsake me. I cannot make Him go away â even when I want to do so! I cannot make Him stop loving me, even when I stop loving myself. (Hebrews 13; John 10)
And that would be enough. But He does still more.
Not only does He not destroy me, His rebel creation, He long ago provided a way to redeem me.
And He not only redeems me â but then He bids me to come to Him with all I need.
And He not only says to come boldly, but He promises me His presence. Daily. Forever.
And then He does even more. He takes all this wonder even fartherâŠ.
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Today weâll begin a conversation about using dependence on God to achieve what seems impossible. When we do that, we become an overcomer.
So, as Iâve asked before, what seems impossible in your life today? Is it that life will ever be good or even normal again? Maybe your impossible is that the tears will actually stop after feeling like you cried an ocean.
What if I told you that those things and more ARE possible for you! Yes you! If you are a child of God, this is available to you, even after going through a life-shattering loss!
Iâm also gonna tell you how you can join me in my health journey! If you are wondering why I would think care about health right now when youâre just trying to get through the day â well, itâs because what I learned in my grief journey can help you in yours.
This is not about you running a marathon but understanding that grief (and health) are not sprints! Itâs about how you show up for yourself; itâs about how you push through the âwho caresâ and the âI cant'sâ of grief to build a healthy physical, emotional and spiritual foundation for life you still have to live. Donât settle for watching life go by â because you have a gift, you have a purpose, and you are here for more!
WORD of the Week Because Christ lives, we can live a life here on earth, not void of pain and temptation, but surrounded with the promise that God is ânear to the broken-hearted and saves crushed in spiritâ (Psalm 34:18).
Song of the Week Mount Druitt Conquerors - Because He Lives (Samoan)
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Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode.
Grief is the hardest thing youâll ever face, donât ever let anyone diminish that â but letâs also not diminish the power of Godâs Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God).
You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, Iâm so glad youâre here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen.
Memorable Quote:
The âTruthâ side of the equation is not how I feel about Truth or my version of it.
The âTruthâ side is based in Scripture, in Godâs Word, in what HE says is true. I donât usually put references for verses when I am doing this in my journal. But I wanted you to see that none of those are my ideas.
In fact, if I replace my emotions with truth of my own making that is not based in the Word of God, then I have simply jumped from one barrier to another. This is why it is so very, very important to spend time in Word of God often â so that you can know Truth and apply it to your everyday world.
Because when I spend time getting to know God as He is, as He has revealed Himself in His Word, then I can replace my feelings with Truth â and I can soar above the barriers.
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Last week we talked about being a conqueror and this week itâs gonna be about being an overcomer. Donât worry I havenât forgotten that you are dealing with grief, but Iâm not talking about what you are supposed to muster up in your own strength which may feel opposite of how your current days.
My grief journey, as you know, began with fighting God for more than a full year, so this is not the Easter message you are used to hearing. The Resurrection of Jesus didnât move me during that season â it was the other less inspiring aspects that drew me to God.
This Easter your hope canât be in trying harder or all the things you think you âshouldâ do or âshouldâ feel. Your hope canât be found in the past (because itâs gone) or the future (when hopefully things will change). It can only be found in Jesus.
WORD of the Week I have told you all this so that you will have peace of heart and mind. Here on earth, you will have many trials and sorrows; but cheer up, for I have overcome the world.â John 16:33
Song of the Week I Thirst by Tatiana
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Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode.
Grief is the hardest thing youâll ever face, donât ever let anyone diminish that â but letâs also not diminish the power of Godâs Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God).
You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, Iâm so glad youâre here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen.
Memorable Quote:
God is good.And everything He does is right.
Do you believe that?
If you do, it will revolutionize your life.
If you donât, it will paralyze your faith and demoralize your life.
It was the lie â the first lie ever uttered on earth â that the serpent spoke to Eve in the Garden of Eden. âDid God really sayâŠ?â (Genesis 3)
In other words, âDoes God really know what He is doing? Does He really have your best interest at heart? Perhaps He is keeping something from youâŠor you from somethingâŠthat is really, really good. Because, after all, your eyes and ears tell you that you know betterâŠâ
God is NOT good and He does not know what He is doing.
Walking by sight always leads to the same conclusion â this is a mess and God made a mistake.
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In grief we feel weak and weary. We feel captive to our emotions because sometimes thereâs no controlling the tears or meltdowns. We wish we could be just a little bit stronger, a little bit further along â a little bit anything but what we are.
The idea of being a conqueror right now is almost comical because we feel far from that. The truth is grief is hard beyond anything weâve done in our lives, and we donât take the time to give ourselves grace or honor the process.
Today weâll talk about what turning into the conqueror looks like in your life. This isnât something you do alone â you partner with God to achieve what has been impossible in your life.
WORD of the Week
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Genesis 50:20
Song of the Week Donât Stop Praying by Matthew West
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Well, Hey Framily! Welcome to Coffee & Kathy, this is Stef from the Grief 2 Great Day Podcast. You are listening to our weekly devotional episode.
Grief is the hardest thing youâll ever face, donât ever let anyone diminish that â but letâs also not diminish the power of Godâs Word and the transformational healing He will do in your life. I am a living testimony of going from pitiful (heartbroken, years of tears, angry at God & the world, overwhelmed and confused) to powerful (at peace, joyful and strong in my trust, hope and faith in God).
You are not alone and your today does not have to be your forever! Oh, Iâm so glad youâre here today! What you need to do now is be still and just listen.
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That takes intentionality.That takes choosing.
And that is not based on convenience, how I feel or whatever better thing has come up. It is a choice to be committed.
Just like I can choose to commit to working out regularly, which will result in great benefit for my body, I can choose to commit to gathering with the Body of Christ regularly, which will result in great benefit for that Body.
It takes discipline and commitment. But the payoff is great.
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Read about Monicaâs entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
The Holidays are over, but the Struggle is Not! Hear healing testimonies from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording)
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Most days in grief we feel weak and weary. We feel captive to our emotions because sometimes thereâs no controlling the tears or meltdowns. We wish we could be just a little bit stronger, a little bit further along â a little bit anything but what we are.
The idea of being a conqueror right now is almost comical because we feel far from that. The truth is grief is hard beyond anything weâve done in our lives, and we donât take the time to give ourselves grace or honor the process.
Today weâll talk about what being captive means and how itâs much bigger than our individual griefâŠitâs about spiritual warfare and I want you to understand that the part you play is extremely important!
WORD of the Week
Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goes forth and weeps, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." Psalm 126:4-6
Song of the Week Stay Strong by Danny Gokey
Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me
Click Here to take Action Now - âThe First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.â
Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook
Read about Monicaâs entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay
The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT! Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey! Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording)
Visit my Church âOpendoor Church | Home
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