Rx

  My closest friend said to me recently that America 
doesn’t know how to grieve.  
They don’t like it, they hurry the process 
and often want to avoid it at all costs.  
Her words have echoed over and over in my heart
since she shared that with me.  
No doubt there have been many seasons in my life.
Your life has had many seasons as well. 
Seasons of great joy, 
seasons of incredible pain, 
seasons of sorrow,
 seasons of delight,
seasons we hadn’t dream of,
 seasons we had long-hoped for,
 seasons that take us by surprise,
seasons that cause grief,
seasons that produce sleepless nights,
seasons that we can’t wait to be over,
seasons that we would love to never have end.
I always promised you, my bloggy friends, 
that I would keep it real.  
Life has been bringing many tears lately.
For many reasons
and 
on many fronts.
Today I came home from going out for a bit with my girls.
 On the counter was this Rx.
{In case you find his faint writing difficult to read it says:
“When in doubt, eat M&M’s.  Love, me  
Rx – Take 2 M&M’s for every sad thought.”}
Made me smile.
If you are in a difficult season, my prayer is that God will minister to your heart.  That is the plan when we are in difficult times: that we will know Him better as a result of the season and that once we have embraced the pain, grieved the loss and are able to settle it all in our hearts, that we will then, in turn, use the healing to minister to others who also have walked through similar pain.
May the God of all comfort 
minister to your souls, 
whatever your season,
this day.  
Thankful for each of you.  
With love from Phoenix. 
“Your promise revives me; 
it comforts me in all my troubles.”
Psalms 119:50 nlt

30 thoughts on “Rx

  1. You have no idea how much I needed this tonight – giving up chocolate for Lent during great turmoil has about done me in! Please have a few for me!

  2. I agree, grieving isn't something people take the time to do. I was asked 3 weeks after my mother passed away if I was over her yet. It has been 18 months and while the grief isn't as bad as it was, it is still there. Some of my family think I need to see a specialist because I should be done with this by now.

    One of my face book friends also lost her mom and right after the funeral she wrote, funeral over, back to happy now. That so describes the thinking I think about the grieving process.

    Heather

  3. Jesus uses songs in to speak to my heart- this has been on repeat so i thought i would share it with you- http://youtu.be/IoezWBPGRAc Your Love Never Fails Lyrics

    Nothing can separate
    Even if I ran away
    Your love never fails

    I know I still make mistakes
    But You have new mercies for me everyday
    Your love never fails

    Chorus:
    You stay the same through the ages
    Your love never changes
    There maybe pain in the night but joy comes in the morning

    And when the oceans rage
    I don't have to be afraid
    Because I know that You love me
    Your love never fails

    Verse 2:
    The wind is strong and the water's deep
    But I'm not alone in these open seas
    Cause Your love never fails

    The chasm is far too wide
    I never thought I'd reach the other side
    But Your love never fails

    Bridge:
    You make all things work together for my good

    praying for your sweet family!

  4. I'm sorry for the sad times you are walking through! What a sweet thoughtful gift. Now that is a beautiful example of truly being loved. To be loved like that is a precious gift!

  5. Sending lots of gentle hugs your way, Linny….sounds like a good plan for you by a sweet caring loved one….Enjoy….this too shall pass….

  6. I am a lurker, have been for a long time! This post spoke to my heart . My mother in law is dying from cancer and each day she becomes more debilitated and we lose more of her. We are greiving every day and this is the most pain I have ever been in. As this amazing women is being taking from us I have to think that now I will actually know how to support friends when this happens to them. You don't know the pain of loss until you experience it first hand and that's what I am learning. I also find anything chocolate to be the best medicine for sadness! Thank you Linny for the daily inspiration you give me!

  7. One of my favorite Scripture passages goes right along with this post…

    "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ." (2 Cor. 1:3-5)

    These are pretty much my "life verses" and have helped me through much. Hope they're encouraging to you as well!

    Smiles!

  8. me too!
    My hope today was in Ps. 68:28
    Summon your power, O God; show us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
    and He will!
    Keep your eyes on JESUS!
    Love,
    Julie

  9. Our dear friend Kelly sent me here today. You are speaking DIRECTLY to my heart Sister. 11 months ago my Daddy died. God gave me the peace that he took Daddy home, but I am still left here re-learning how to "walk" in this new-normal. I may be blogging further on my own blog about this, but I can *definitely* attest to the fact that American's do not want to grieve. We want to move on to the next thing. We don't want it to last any longer than absolutely necessary. And our definition of necessary is much MUCH shorter than God's most of the time. Thank you for putting into words what I'm fairly certain Kelly has been wishing she could say.

  10. Oh- how I love this post!

    I'm going out and buying myself some M&M's and praying the whole way to the store!

    We are dangling… falling more and more in love with each moment and not knowing the outcome…

    You are helping me to trust in our HEAVENLY FATHER- HIS way, HIS plan is the right one!

    Breathe… Relax… TRUST…

    HUGS to you!
    Jean

  11. Thank you for this. We just received an email from our adoption agency yesterday that they have extended the referral wait time to 18-24 months (Ethiopia) We are requesting 1 to 2 children 0-6 years old. When we entered the program the wait time was 4-6 months. We are hoping to move to the mission field a year after returning home with our child/ren. We are crying out to God reminding Him that He said He would defend the Fatherless. We have done everything we can do, and it feels that we will be stuck waiting forever sometimes. Thank you for reminding me and encouraging me to embrace the grief and suck out every bit of learning and growth I can get from this season.
    Love,
    Christina
    http://christinasdavis.xanga.com

  12. My prescription is always coffee… but m&m's are pretty effective as well. 😉
    I'm sorry you are experiencing a season of sadness. If you need someone to visit with, pray with, to drink coffee with… or someone to run out to the pharmacy to refill your m&m prescription, I'm only a phone call away.

  13. How do you know my friend, how do you always know!!!

    Not five minutes ago I stood at my kitchen window "grieving" our desperate situation. Wondering how much longer we can keep our heads above water. And at times honestly praying to just go under.

    Thank you Linny, for that prayer and this post. And thank God for you!!!!
    Love and hugs!

  14. Linny~

    My name is Tamara Michel, and I am on the road to de-lurkdom and I have a very special prayer request. My good friend who has 5 children, has a 9 year old son named Fletcher (her 3rd child), who was just diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), which is a genetic eye condition that leads to incurable blindness. She and her family are in need of prayer. She feels her husband is in denial, and she needs guidance as to how to proceed in obtaining aid for her son. I told her I would pray for him and the family, but thought of you and thought you could help spread the request for prayer.

    Thank You,

    Tamara Michel
    (tamncardiff@hotmail.com)

    PS How do I pray for healing? Why is it so hard to just ask?

  15. Thanks for the chuckle. 🙂

    So much truth in this post…

    K, I'm out the door to buy a case of M&M's…LOL

    Love and prayers from our house to yours…. 🙂

  16. I'm so sorry for the painful season you are walking through right now. We (your bloggy friends) will be like those who held Moses' arms for you! <3
    Rebecca

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