Godly people help you overcome sorrow

Most of us have been there. Those moments when negative emotions literally arrest us.

And you will know because it is the first thing that will make your heart skip a beat when you wake up in the morning.

It is the last thing that will occupy your mind till sleep instructs you to let go.

You will probably toss and turn in bed without a moment of peace.

I cannot imagine a man who experienced sorrow more than Job.

He was a righteous, virtuous man who only did as the Lord commanded until Satan challenged God to a duel concerning Job’s faithfulness.

In 24 hours, Job had experienced more sorrow than an ordinary person can experience in a lifetime. His animals lay dead; his servants lay dead; all his children lay dead; and here was his better half, who should have been offering him a should to lean on, asking him to curse God and die.

Job’s body became afflicted with boils and he was a sight to behold. In all this however, Job emerges unscathed, victorious and even receives commendation from God.

If we had a choice, none of us would entertain such deep sorrow but it is here with us; it’s part of our lives.

Victims of domestic violence, like the mother who had a knife stuck in her cheek, must undergo intense sorrow.

Intense because it is difficult to reconcile oneself to the fact that the one you love could do such a thing.

Intense sorrow would envelope parents who lost their teenage sons to senseless road carnage.

True, sorrow is the second-heaviest thing one can experience. Second-heaviest because God’s love is the heaviest.

When sorrow floods in, God raises a standard of love unmatched in this universe.

All it takes is for us to rest and trust in His love — to accept it and allow it to manifest in our lives.

King David too went through these bouts of intense sorrow. There were many occasions for him to mourn endlessly and develop bitterness.

But David was unique and he chose to rant and rave at God, asking him endless questions. Eventually, he would find his answers in God’s love. Ultimately, he learned not to lean on his own understanding but trust in the Lord.

Yes, that death in the family is painful. That failure in that crucial examination is painful. That divorce after 20 years of marriage is painful.

But this particular emotion of pain cannot beat God’s immense love for us.

Staying in bed crying will only aggravate the situation. Arise, surround yourself with godly people who will shower you with His love, read His word, have fellowship with Him, and you will find comfort in Him.