~Sorrow Knows No Name

Everyone will face grief at some point in life... there is no way around it. Some will have more than others but no one is immune. Rich, poor, old, young, black, white, purple, or green... whether you're the garbage man who collects garbage everyday, or you're the president of the United States... sorrow will eventually be knocking at your front door. And it does not wait for you to answer, it will let itself inside every time. Nevertheless, the sorrow we deal with in life can be either good, or bad... it all depends on how we respond to it. Grief can act as a catalyst to an intimate relationship with God. In this case, sorrow is good. But too much time spent being sorrowful can break one's spirit. Once the spirit is broken, reaching out to God becomes almost impossible. Although there is no time limit for how long we should or will feel sadness (it's different for everyone), we must know for ourselves when enough is enough. The enemy will try all kinds of things to keep us wallowing in our grief but we can choose to let God take our ashes and make something beautiful... we need only ask. So if you're reading this and your heart is broken, it's perfectly okay and normal to feel sad. But KNOW it's only for a season. God does not want or intend for us to be sad forever. This too shall pass... but only if you let it.