I wasn’t planning on writing this, but it kept popping back into my head so I thought I should. With this month being Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness month and nearly the anniversary of my loss it seemed like perfect timing.
A couple months ago I wrote a post asking where God is in our suffering. This question arose for me after I experienced some suffering of my own last year.
I lost my baby and nearly lost my own life. (I go into more detail in the suffering post, if you want to know more)
Next week will be the one year anniversary of that great loss. The past year since has been one of the hardest that I’ve had to endure. Day by day it has gotten better, and the wound is not longer fresh. But I would be lying if I said I didn’t have hard days still.
As I mentioned in my post on suffering, this last year has brought me closer to the Lord than I have ever been. I feel rather fortunate that my first reaction was to draw closer to God rather than turn away.
It for sure hasn’t been easy, so I wanted to share some passages that brought me peace and comfort on the hard days and reminded me that there is a Great healer.
Psalm 147:3
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
Ecclesiastes 11:5
5 As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb[a] of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
Mark 5:35-36
35 While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”36 But overhearing[e] what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”
Psalm 9:9-10
9 The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 And those who know your name put their trust in you,
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 34:17-18
17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalm 40:1-2
I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord.
He is healer
Sometimes finding peace or comfort or understanding in the midst of heartbreak is hard. We are not often made privy to the plans and purposes of God. We may need constant reminding, but we can rest in the knowledge that He will bind up our wounds. That He is the healer of all our hurts, and in time the hurt won’t hurt so much.
I hope that whatever kind of suffering you are enduring you remember that He is there to heal your brokenness. Take comfort in His words. Find a community of people that will love on you through your suffering and remind you of His faithfulness.
Take heart dear friend, for he has overcome the world.
