Victory Fellowship Church Podcast

Do you sometimes feel stuck mourning a loss? In this message, Pastor Jamie will share how to deal with grief.  Things I want you to know about grief:Grief is a normal, healthy response to loss, pain, and death.John 16:20aWater washes – in the natural we have to clean a wound. Think of crying as cleaning an emotional wound.    There are two wrong ways to grieve: distraction and despair.1) Distraction is when we try to numb ourselves to how we feel. The problem is, you can't distract yourself out of grief. Feelings are meant to be felt. Talk it out with someone close to you or you'll take it out on someone close you.Proverbs 13:14Don't try to run from grief, instead run to God in your grief. 2) Despair is when grief becomes our identity.Psalm 31:10Don't wallow in your grief; worship in your grief and fight off despair.    Christians follow Christ so we should grieve how Jesus grieved.Isaiah 53:3 John 11:35 "Jesus wept"How we grieve reveals what we believe.  The best thing you can d