A coworker of mine asked if I could suggest any scriptures to help her. She didn't give me any details about what is going on, but I know she is still dealing with grief over the death of her grandfather a couple of weeks ago. She also mentioned something about needing to confront her father about some issues from her childhood. I don't get the impression that he was abusive, but more that he was absent a lot, and not very responsible where she and her siblings are concerned. Can anyone suggest any scriptures that will help her in dealing with these issues?
2007-05-07 02:22:19 · 8 answers · asked by wendy08010 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I can give you piles of scriptures hon - the storms passing here in Texas... Thank you for waiting for me to come back...
Psalm 34:15 The LORD watches over the righteous and listens to their cries;
Psalm 34:18 The LORD is near to those who are discouraged; He saves those who have lost all hope.
Psalm 34:19 Good people suffer many troubles, but the LORD saves them from them all;
Psalm 37:24 If they fall, they will not stay down, because the LORD will help them up.
Psalm 37:39 The LORD saves the righteous and protects them in times of trouble.
Psalm 55:22 Leave your troubles with the LORD, and He will defend you; He never lets honest people be defeated.
Psalm 94:19 Whenever I am anxious and worried, You comfort me and make me glad.
Psalm 138:7 When I am surrounded by troubles, You keep me safe. You oppose my angry enemies and save me by your power.
Psalm 147:3 He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds.
Isaiah 57:18 "I have seen how they acted, ...I will heal them. I will lead them and help them, and I will comfort those who mourn.
Isaiah 57:19 I offer peace to all, both near and far! I will heal my people.
Isaiah 61:3 To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the LORD himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what He has done.
Isaiah 66:13 I will comfort you in Jerusalem, as a mother comforts her child.
Jeremiah 31:13 Then the young women will dance and be happy, and men, young and old, will rejoice. I will comfort them and turn their mourning into joy, their sorrow into gladness.
Matthew 5:4 "Blessed are those who mourn; for God will comfort them!"
Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest."
John 16:33 I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to Me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!"
Romans 8:28 We know that in all things God works for good with those who love Him, those whom He has called according to His purpose.
2nd Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Ephesians 4:14-15 Then we shall no longer be children, carried by the waves and blown about by every shifting wind of the teaching of deceitful people, who lead others into error by the tricks they invent. Instead, by speaking the truth in a spirit of love, we must grow up in every way to Christ, who is the head.
1st Corinthians 13:4-8a Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail. Love is eternal...
I pray your friend finds peace.
2007-05-07 02:39:09 · answer #1 · answered by Depoetic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something that I have found that many people, regardless of their religious beliefs, have found comforting when they lose a loved one is the brochure When Someone You Love Dies. This can be obtained free from Jehovah's Witnesses, and be read online at the firat link below:
John 5:28 &29, and Acts 24:15, also both provide a hope of the resurrection.
2007-05-07 02:37:51 · answer #2 · answered by Abdijah 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ephesians 6:1-3 Whatever your colleague needs to do tell her to follow these Scriptures and she will enjoy the promises therein. God bless.
2007-05-07 02:32:43 · answer #3 · answered by seekfind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as dealing with the death:
1 Corinthians 15.....that is....if he was a Christian.
The resurrection only works for the believer.....all others will go to hell
2007-05-07 02:27:41 · answer #4 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2Cr 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Absent from the fleshly body is present with GOD.
2007-05-07 02:35:50 · answer #5 · answered by Theophilus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Luke 12:24
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
2007-05-07 03:11:15 · answer #6 · answered by Bubblewrap 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 Corinthians 12
10That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 4
17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2007-05-07 02:57:01 · answer #7 · answered by G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Lord is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense. I shall not be moved.
Psalms 62:6
this is my fav. It lets me know when I'm weak and I trust in him that God gives me invincibility.
2007-05-07 02:40:01 · answer #8 · answered by nateclark07grad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋