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Suffering Loss, Part 5 – YouTube

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If a worldly sorrow has set in and is working death in you, repentance from that worldly sorrow could transition your mind to the mind of Christ. Your spirit, your mind, and your emotions could be healed, and you could be made well.

In this session, we look at the sequence of events following Prophet Nathan’s confrontation of King David’s sin and prophesy of his son’s death. What follows is a beautiful picture of how to think correctly and handle grief well.

King David had a tremendous time of remorse and grief as he was riddled with guilt, knowing the judgment for what he had done would land on another person. He sought the Lord in his grief. After the death of his son, David got up, washed himself, changed his clothing, anointed himself with oil, went to God’s house to worship God with all his heart, giving Him thanks and praise, and then had a nice meal. He had an eternal worldview and didn’t vex himself unfruitfully.  This is a picture of godly sorrow.

A picture of worldly sorrow is when people vex themselves and choose a painful reminder of their grief in order to prolong their mourning, similar to the wearing of sackcloth.  They refuse to continue to live.

However, there are healthy ways out of grief. The healing of Jesus is available. When you begin to seek the Lord, you will find Him.  As you humble yourself and draw near to God, He will draw near to you.

Our God is a living God. He wants you to live. God doesn’t want you to die. So, instead of making a covenant with death, choose life and worship Him. Then the love of God will pour back into you.  You can find healing, love, and life.

Repentance just means to transition your thinking back into alignment with the Word of God and with life.