Life’s Healing Life’s Healing ChoicesChoices

Week 2/Choice 2:Week 2/Choice 2:

The Hope Choice: earnestly believe The Hope Choice: earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to Him, and that He has the power to help me change.help me change.

Matthew 5:4Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.mourn, for they will be comforted.

Sadness OverSadness Over __________ . __________ . (Appropriate and healthy)(Appropriate and healthy)

Loss

Three kinds of MourningThree kinds of Mourning

Ecclesiastes 3:4Ecclesiastes 3:4 a time to weep a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,mourn and a time to dance,

Romans 12:15Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.weep.

2 Corinthians 6:102 Corinthians 6:10 … sorrowful, … sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.and yet possessing everything.

____________________________________________ Over Over “Need” . (Sinful) “Need” . (Sinful)

False HopeHopelessness” Trusting in a Hopelessness” Trusting in a ____________. ____________.

Depression

1 Thessalonians 4:131 Thessalonians 4:13 Brothers, we Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to about those who fall asleep, or to grievegrieve like the rest of men, who like the rest of men, who have have no hopeno hope..

______________________________________ for sins. ‘I should have for sins. ‘I should have known better”known better”“Atoning”

Psalm 51:16-17 You do not delight You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.despise.

__________________________________ : ‘I’m really not like this’ : ‘I’m really not like this’Failure

Matthew 27:5Matthew 27:5 So Judas threw the So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged Then he went away and hanged himself.himself.

2 Cor. 7:102 Cor. 7:10 Godly sorrowGodly sorrow brings brings repentance that leads to salvation repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but and leaves no regret, but worldly worldly sorrowsorrow brings death. brings death.

Mourning over ____________ . Mourning over ____________ .

(Appropriate and healthy)(Appropriate and healthy)

My Sin

2 Corinthianisns 7:102 Corinthianisns 7:10 Godly sorrow Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. worldly sorrow brings death.

““Brings repentance” Brings repentance”

““Leads to salvation” Leads to salvation”

““Leaves no regret”Leaves no regret”

__________ . __________ . God

Sources of ComfortSources of Comfort

Matthew 5:4Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those Blessed are those who mourn, for who mourn, for they will be they will be comfortedcomforted..

“Comfort” –

Psalm 138:3 When I called, you When I called, you answered me; you made me bold answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted.and stouthearted.

1 Samuel 30:61 Samuel 30:6 David was greatly David was greatly distressed because the men were distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God. found strength in the Lord his God.

The _________ __________ . The _________ __________ . Holy Spirit

John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever– Counselor to be with you forever–

God’s __________ . God’s __________ . People

2 Corinthians 1:4 … who comforts … who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have the comfort we ourselves have received from God. received from God.

The Both/And PrincipleThe Both/And Principle

Psalms 126:5Psalms 126:5 Those who sow in Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. tears will reap with songs of joy.

Psalm 30:5Psalm 30:5 For his anger lasts only For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.morning.

The Either/Or PrincipleThe Either/Or Principle

Matthew 8:12Matthew 8:12 “But the subjects of “But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."gnashing of teeth."

Revelation 21:4Revelation 21:4 ““He will wipe He will wipe every tear from their eyesevery tear from their eyes. There . There will be will be no moreno more death or death or mourningmourning or or cryingcrying or or painpain, for the old order , for the old order of things has passed away." of things has passed away."