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RECEIVE: Are You Over It? | CCEF Biblical Counseling Podcast
How have you responded with your tragedy?
Do you place blame for what has happened to you? Is there someone, including yourself, where forgiveness needs to be given?
Has truly lamenting been a struggle for you? Explain.
READ: Psalm 13:1–2, Psalm 139:1–6
How do these verses resonate?
What do these verses say about God?
What do these verses say about us?
The first six verses in Psalm 139 reveal what about God’s involvement in my life?
If the first six verses of Psalm 139 are true, then how can Psalm 13:1–2 feel so relatable?
Read part one of this series: Grief Diary 1—Death Ends a 52-year Marriage, by Robyn Huck.
Read part two: Grief Diary 2–Godly Paths Lead to Blessing, by Robyn Huck.
What is the theme of part one & part two? What major questions are asked of God by the writer? What can you relate to or take away from this?
REFLECT: Spend time naming your grief. Pour out your heart in prayer.
RESPOND:
Start your own grief diary. Pour out your heart on paper.
Sabbath. Acknowledge that you can rest in the midst of grief. Pay attention to where you physically feel it. Remember, God is with you.
Memory Verse: John 16:30: “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.”
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RECEIVE: Grief Is Worship | CCEF Biblical Counseling Podcast
How can grief be worship?
What is grief’s relation to love?
What does it mean to mourn with hope?
READ: Psalm 13:3–4; Psalm 139:7–12, 19–22
How do these verses resonate?
What do these verses say about God?
What do these verses say about us?
What does overtaken by grief look like?
Compare and contrast Psalm 13:3–4 with Psalm 139:7–12.
Read part three: Lessons of a Life Seen from 34,000 Feet—Grief Diary 3, by Robyn Huck.
Read part four: Meltdown in the Produce Aisle—Grief Diary 4, by Robyn Huck.
What is the theme of part 3 and part 4? What major questions are asked of God by the writer? What can you relate to or take away from this?
REFLECT: Spend time naming your grief. Pour out your heart in prayer.
RESPOND:
Start your own grief diary. Pour out your heart on paper.
Sabbath. Acknowledge that you can rest in the midst of grief. Pay attention to where you physically feel it. Remember, God is with you.
Memory Verse: John 16:30: “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.”
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RECEIVE: When God Took Away: His Goodness in My Grief & Letter to a Parent Grieving the Loss of a Child | Desiring God
Is there goodness in grief?
How can we proclaim God’s goodness from the valley?
What’s it mean to mourn with hope?
In the letter, how can Christ sympathize with loss?
READ: Psalm 13:7–8; Psalm 139:13–16, 23-24
How do these verses resonate?
What do these verses say about God?
What do these verses say about us?
What does spiraling look like? Is the Psalmist spiraling down or upwards? What is the difference?
Is there a common theme in Psalm 139:14 and Psalm 13:7–8? What is it? Why does it matter?
Compare and contrast Psalm 13:7–8 with Psalm 139:13–16.
Read part five: Is my goal to recover? — Grief Diary 5, by Robyn Huck
Read part six: The Value of Grief—Grief Diary 6, a Blog Post by Robyn Huck
What is the theme of part five and part six? What major questions are asked of God by the writer? What can you relate to or take away from this?
REFLECT: Spend time naming your grief. Pour out your heart in prayer.
RESPOND:
Start your own grief diary. Pour out your heart on paper.
Sabbath. Acknowledge that you can rest in the midst of grief. Pay attention to where you physically feel it. Remember, God is with you.
Memory Verse: John 16:30: “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.”