Seize the Moment – Day 752
Loosening the Grip of Grief!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, April 8.
Have you ever felt paralyzed by the grip of grief? Do you know what it is like to be unable to move forward even though you knew that God was calling you to take the next step? If you have experienced grief then you know simplistic platitudes are not helpful, but a new purpose for your life is what’s needed to loosen the grip of grief on you.
Suddenly, Samuel had a purpose to work towards and a new vision to focus his faith and give him hope. We all need purpose in our lives, and we all need something to work towards. Apart from this, even the best of godly counsel may not loosen the grip of grief upon a person.
Samuel’s new purpose, given by God to him at this moment of deep discouragement, set in motion a series of events that would change the world forever through Samuel playing his part in the selection of and anointing of David as the next king of Israel (2-13). It is from the line of King David that Jesus Christ would come and be the Savior of the World. He is our Living Hope!
Seize the moment and break free from the grip of grief. Pray for God to give you a new purpose as you take your focus off your grief and onto Jesus, who is “the resurrection and the life,” and who promises to complete in you that which He has already begun (John 11:25; Philippians 1:6).