tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017134539186535055.post1617845829780199737..comments2023-05-01T05:50:43.737-04:00Comments on Movin' Like a Herd of Turtles: Writing It DownAmy Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03083155799085528293noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017134539186535055.post-15906354038681510282012-11-30T10:29:00.854-05:002012-11-30T10:29:00.854-05:00Amy, this is such a hard place to be but wasn'...Amy, this is such a hard place to be but wasn't God gracious to place the journal back in your hands and give you that time to read it and remember what that walk felt like?<br /><br />One of the first things I did after Greg died was to sit the kids down and talk to let them know that none of us had any clue what this whole grieving process would entail other than what we had been told or read. I told them that I wanted us to lay some ground rules for ourselves so that we would not be unprepared as we go through the process and that there were times when anger would be a part of it so I wanted us to have three things that we would strive for during that time.<br />1) We would not be angry with God. God is sovereign and he works all things for our good and His glory. It does no good for anyone to be angry with Him.<br />2) We would not be angry with their daddy. Even not knowing the details then that we know now, we knew that he did not intentionally take his life; but no matter what there was no point in being angry with him because he loved us more than anything else and we would only be hurting ourselves to be angry with him.<br />3) We would not take our anger out on each other. It is easy to "be real" the most with those who you know love you and we want to honor the grief that each of us are suffering and encourage each other, not tear down our relationships and make it harder.<br /><br />What we agreed to do was to actually be angry with the logical one to be angry with...Satan, sin, and death. If not for Satan there would be no sin, if not for sin there would be no death, if not for death he would still be here with us. But the most beautiful part is that Jesus gave us victory over death!!! Satan has already been defeated. Death has no final hold over us because the battle has already been won!<br /><br />It is RIGHT to feel anger that is directed in the right direction. And believe me, we have all felt that.<br /><br />I am so glad that you are taking time to renew your walk with the Lord. We all need to do that daily.<br />I love you and I am praying for you, as I know you have been and will continue to do for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com