There were days, even a year into my grief journey, when the pain of loss was like a monster driving sharp claws into my heart. In those days, when I felt the heaviness of loss, I asked God for help. His answer calmed me and connects strongly to the themes found in Daniel 7 in the Old Testament.
Grief can be like a beast rising from the ocean, roaring and sending churning waves to slam you to the ground.
Grief can be like a dragon gripping a mountaintop, shooting out scorching flames and deafening shrieks.
How can you stand against such raging power and gripping pain?
You feel overwhelmed, pressed down, crushed.
Despair wishes to drag you under, pretending to have strength that it does not have in my presence.
Don’t give in.
You need not be defeated because I am the conqueror.
My rule is eternal and the monsters fall at my command.
Even grief won’t steal your life if you remain with me.
Don’t give in, my love.
I have overcome the world.
He was given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey him. His rule is eternal—it will never end. His kingdom will never be destroyed.
Daniel 7:14
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