I Can’t Even Imagine

But let all who look for You have joy and be glad in You. Let those who love Your saving power always say, “The Lord be honored!”  Because I suffer and am in need, let the Lord think of me. You are my help and the One Who sets me free. O my God, do not wait. – Psalm 40:16-17

I received a call from a gentleman that I met several months ago through the Grief Share program. He asked me a few general questions about the program, which he had participated in, and then said, “How do you do this without God?” He said he wanted a program that would help guide him through grief without involving God. My first thought was, “I can’t even imagine dealing with this without God!”

I shared with him how in the beginning of my grief I attended a program that helped me understand I wasn’t alone in my grief which was helpful and they gave some suggestions for dealing with grief, but the most important thing was missing…….hope. And without God, there is no hope.

God blessed me with the words to share with this man that I cannot do this life, grief or anything else without God. I need Him everyday and every moment of everyday.

To my surprise he asked if I would talk to a friend of his who was with him. She had lost a child at birth 40 years ago and she said she was still struggling. The Lord blessed us with a few minutes to talk and share with each other and I invited her to the next Grief Share class.

Only God could take a man’s disbelief and use that moment to encourage his friend to believe. I pray for both of them and look forward to what God is going to do through this. That call, that day, and God’s encouraging word was definitely a divine encounter.