Don't Let Sadness and Sorrow Control Your Life
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Sadness and sorrow are unfortunately strong emotions that affect all human beings from time to time. There is no denying the fact that you, a friend, a colleague or a loved one, will experience the utter emptiness and loss that everyone goes through and experiences sometime during your lifetime with the death of loved one or friend. I myself have gone through the very same feelings when my mother died in 1994. You can read my story here about me . My parents divorced in 1972, so I did not really grow knowing my mother. It wasn’t until I was married and awas ccepted into graduate school at Penn State University that my mother (who then lived in Saudi Arabia), was once again in contact with my brothers and I. then I received the phone call from my brother informing me that my mother died suddenly in Saudi Arabia. She was supposed to leave the day after she died, flying out from Saudi Arabia to join my brothers and I and our wives for an early Christmas get together in October 1994. It never happened… When my mother suddenly died, a flood of emotions flooded my mind; anger, rage, loneliness, despair, sadness and a utter deep sense of loss and abandonment. My faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, was and still is my rock of security in a very insecure world. I turned to my bible bible daily for strength and wisdom which God readily supplied for my aching heart. The same God that supplied my needs is here to supply your needs as well.
Positive Steps in Dealing with Sadness, Sorrow and Grief in Your Life
PRAY: God is the only answer in this very confusing world in which we live. Only the Lord God Himself is able to provide for you the never ending love, comfort, peace, hope and faith -that only HE is able to provide. Nobody in your life is able to meet that heart-felt aching need than God Himself. Allow Him to comfort your heart, as you heal emotionally and grow from this experience. Search the scriptures found only in the bible for the wisdom, and truth that only He can provide. 1 Peter 5-7 “Cast all your worries and cares upon HIM for He cares for you.” SUPPORT GROUPS: Sometimes, the pain and hurt is so unbearable that you may need to join a support group for support. Don’t get confused with support groups, I’m not talking about psychological counseling such as with alcoholics or addicts-this is different. There are various support groups internationally that address many issues on a community support level. These types of support groups can be very helpful during your initial stages of grieving and loss that you are experiencing and can lend support, advise, and direction during this period of your life that you are experiencing with your sadness and sorrow. GET INVOLVED: Another suggestion is to get involved in your local church, parish, synagogue, community center or civic center. There are many activities/events that these organizations do daily and are always looking for volunteers and helpers. You no doubt have a passion, a cause for which you believe in strongly. Why not put your passion and energy to work by helping out with a community or church related program that you feel strongly? Getting involved with outside activities or events, is healthy from an emotional frame of reference, as you are moving on with your life, getting involved with other activities, which helps to relieve the pain, sorrow, and sadness you are going through.
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