A Time to Grieve

by Fitzpatrick, Carol L.

• ISBN13: 9781579217839
• ISBN10: 1579217834
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-30
• Publisher: Winepress Pub

Summary

Few people, if any, welcome grief into their lives. And yet it comes. Sometimes it is subtle, other times overwhelming. But, how can we cope with the pain? Stuff it? Avoid it? Pretend it isn't there? Attempt to deal with it later? As Carol Fitzpatrick points out, there are right ways, and wrong ways, to heal our grief.Sooner or later we all encounter grief. Our choices, from that initial point, will profoundly impact us for good or for bad. God allows grief for divine purposes and for our good. But, we can miss out on His provision and purpose even do ourselves harm-if we don't allow Him to walk us through the essential steps of the grieving process.God doesn't forsake us, or ask us to understand the grieving process without His guidance. Jesus, Himself, experienced the grief of physical pain, abandonment, loneliness and rejection, yet was never derailed from the Father's plan. Fitzpatrick provides clear insight on following in Christ's footsteps by learning how to live despite the inevitable times of grief.

Author Biography

The author of eight books, including the best seller, Daily Wisdom for Women, Carol L. Fitzpatrick has sold nearly three quarters of a million books. She is a graduate of C.L.A.S.S., Christian Leaders, Authors and Speakers Services, is an ATM Bronze level in Toastmasters International, and has led Bible Study Fellowship and Precept Upon Precept Bible Studies.

Table of Contents

Jesus' Own Bundle of Grief	1	(14)
Suitcases for Stages of Grief	15	(16)
Locating Your Luggage of Pain	31	(12)
Cartons of Care	43	(14)
Abandoned Attaches	57	(16)
Footlockers of Loss	73	(12)
Tossing Your Trunk of Grief	85	(14)
Satchels of Heart Strength	99	(14)
Kicking that Knapsack of Grief	113	(16)
A Sarcophagus of Suffering	129	(16)
God's Saddlebags of Salve	145	(12)
A Valise of Variety	157	(14)
Bibliography	171	(4)
Endnotes	175