Episode 68: The Things Grief Doesn’t Take

<p>Grief takes a lot.</p><p>It can take a person, a marriage, a future we thought we were going to have, familiar routines, dreams, confidence, and sometimes even our sense of who we are.</p><p>But grief doesn’t get everything.</p><p>In this episode, I’m thinking about the things grief didn’t take from me—and the things it doesn’t have the authority to take from you.</p><p>Grief didn’t take God.</p><p>It didn’t take my identity in Christ. It didn’t take my ability to love. It didn’t take my voice. It didn’t take every possibility for joy, hope, creativity, relationship, or a future.</p><p>That doesn’t mean those things are always easy to access. Grief can make them feel distant. But there is a difference between something being difficult to experience and something being gone.</p><p>Loss is not the same thing as emptiness.</p><p>So maybe it’s worth asking ourselves: What did grief not take? What remains? What is still true? What is still alive?</p><p>Grief gets a chapter in our story. But it doesn’t get the final word.</p><p>God does.</p><p>God is good. He is always good. And He always answers out of His goodness. We need to learn to trust His definition of good as we move forward.</p><p>Find out more about me here: https://jaycookingham.com</p><p>I’m on @buymeacoffee. If you like, even maybe love my podcast, you can buy me a coffee and support me. It’s a simple way of showing your support and helping me grow the podcast. Thank you!</p><p>Here’s the link: buymeacoffee.com/jcdude56t</p><p>Music by Paul Grimsland.</p><p><br></p>