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Do you want someone to carry your grief?

7/8/2025

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I have good news for you. Jesus will! Notice the word “surely” in verse 4.
He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. Isaiah 53:3-4

Isaiah reminds us that because Jesus was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, He bears our griefs and carries our sorrows. Use God’s pattern given to us in the lament Psalms.
— Describe your grief as a cry for help.
— List your sorrows one by one. This is your complaint.
— Make a statement of trust based on these verses. God, I know that you are a compassionate God who can bear my griefs and carry my sorrows.
— Then make specific requests based on your sorrows and concerns.
—Finally, close with praise.
Father in heaven, I give you my grief and sorrow. I give you my questions, anger, pain, confusion, sorrows, and frustration. I praise You for carrying my griefs and my sorrows. I praise you because the burden of my grief and sorrow is less.

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Do you feel rejected?

6/16/2025

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Perhaps you have experienced physical disfiguration and feel shame when people look at you. Perhaps trauma is affecting your speech, actions, and social interactions. Perhaps you are being rejected because of your obedience to God, beliefs or actions. You may notice that people try to avoid you. As a result, you may feel shame.

Jesus suffered so greatly that men hid their faces from him. Although he was God eternal, some did not respect or value him. In fact, they scoffed at him, tortured him, and crucified him. Jesus knows what it feels like to be rejected.
He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:3

Take time to pour out your emotions, questions, fears and cries for help to God. God sent His Holy Spirit to earth to comfort you.
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:26-27

The word for ‘Helper’ means ‘the one who is called to one’s side to help’. It also means advocate, teacher and comforter. Cry out to God and the Holy Spirit, who lives in every believer will comfort you, and bring to your remembrance truth from His Word. This truth will lead you to healing and peace. Let not your heart be troubled or afraid!

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Jesus stands with us in our trauma

4/18/2025

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1 Timothy 2:5 tells us that Jesus is our mediator. “There is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.” Not only does Jesus stand before God as the One who clears our guilt if we have accepted the free gift of salvation, but he also stands at our side, claiming us as His own, defending us, sympathizing with our struggles, lifting us up when we are weak.

The original Greed word for mediator is paraklētos and means “called to one’s aid”. As we cry out to God in lament, it is Christ who is called to our aid. It is part of His calling. It is part of His character. There is no other God like this!

You are never alone when you cry out to God. Christ is with you.

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Does Jesus Understand?

3/4/2025

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Yes! David makes this clear in Psalm 34:18
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

This is David’s testimony. His heart was broken. His spirit was crushed. Similarly, Jesus understands trauma. Isaiah describes his experience in Isaiah 53:3.
He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

This verse is part of a prophecy about Jesus’s suffering on earth. This suffering included being betrayed by Judas and being condemned by his own people to die a terrible death on the cross. Jesus understands what you are going through. He endured even greater pain than you are or have.

He is a man of sorrows, so he understands your sorrow. He is acquainted with grief so that he can identify with your grief. In your deepest sorrow and pain, He is close to you. You may not feel that because of your grief, but it is true. You do not need to feel it to pray. The prayer of faith is not based on feeling. It is based on the knowledge that God’s Word is Truth. Thank Him today for his closeness. Thank Him for understanding your situation.

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How Long?

2/17/2025

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In Psalm 4:2 we have that often asked question, “How long?”
O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long with you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah.

Your concern will undoubtedly be different than David’s. However, everyone has their own ‘how long’ questions. "How long" questions occur four times in the Book of Job. (Job 7:19, 8:2, 11:2, 19:2). They occur much more often in the Psalms. (6:3; 13:1-2; 35:17; 62:3; 74:9,10; 79:1,5; 80:4; 82:2; 80:46; 90:13; 94:3; 110.84) If you have time, read these passages. You will find comfort in knowing that others have cried out to God with the same question, and you will find comfort in the help that they received.

You can join this large group by creating your own ‘how long’ prayer questions. How long will ______________________?

But it is important that you also add a promise like David did in verse 3.
But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself, the LORD hears when I call to him.

Combine your ‘how long’ cry with a promise. You will find comfort and you will be able to comfort others.

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