Q: How could I know when someone needs counseling for grief?
A: Here are just a few indicators counseling may be needed:
Q: What are share some helpful books on the topic of grief? A:
Q: Being quarantined has left me feeling low, without energy, and less motivated. Is this grief? A: It could be, especially if you are missing engagement with friends and family. Grief can also come from how open ended this pandemic is. It creates a longing for something sure and safe. Leaning into the Lord is necessary. The Lord is a sure hope. Take some time to read the Psalms in the comments and pray through them to help you process. Q: What do you think about the “5 Stages of Grief”? Does a person have to go through all 5 stages in order to process grief? A: The 5 stages of Grief give us categories to understand a person’s experience. They are not a check list of steps. Some people do not go through all five stages and there are other experiences of grief not mentioned in the stages. One experience common in grief, and not mentioned in the 5 stages, is lament. The Bible gives many examples of lament during grief and loss. Check out: Psalm 22:24, Psalm 23, Psalm 27, Psalm 30:5, Psalm 34:18, Psalm 37:39, Psalm 73:26, and Psalm 147:3. Q: How can I minister/comfort/witness to a Christian who lost a non-Christian loved one? A: This question deserves a more in depth answer than what may be able to shared here. This short video clip answers it so well and gives the detail needed to such an important question. Please take a look: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/comfort-when-unbeliever-dies/ Q: What does it mean that God will restore what we have lost? A: God’s restoration is not the return of everything lost but giving us something far better. In Jesus we have the hope that all that was lost because of sin, rebellion, selfishness, mistreatment, and death, will be swallowed up when we are with God in heaven. And that will never be taken away. The short-term loss of this world will be exchanged for long-term gain when we see Jesus.
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