2013-10-04T14:51:30-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/sadness/ http://faithgateway.com/helping-kids-cope-with-tragedy/ 2013-10-04T14:51:30-05:00 As parents, we naturally desire to shield our children from tragedy. We turn off the TV to protect their eyes. We might even ask them to leave the room to protect innocent ears. We watch their intake carefully to protect their hearts. But as much protection and security as we attempt to provide, there comes […] http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/calling-off-the-pity-party-6786 2013-01-14T09:27:05-05:00 Jesus told us that we would find our life - not by looking for it, not by hanging onto it - by giving it away, He said. Not because you feel like it, but because Jesus lived like that, and because you know that's where to find light at the end of your own personal tunnel. Remember, even when you get home tonight, ask yourself the question, "So, who needs me here right now?" http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/dispelling-the-fog-5985 2009-12-18T09:05:51-05:00 Praise acknowledges a sun that is shining even when the fog is the heaviest. If this is a dark time, don't deepen your sadness by ignoring the Lord, or abandoning the Lord, or turning on the Lord. This is a time to throw yourself on His goodness; a time to ask Him for the grace to praise Him for all that He still is, all that He's done, and all that He is going to do. As Amy said, "Praise lifts the sadness." It dispels the fog. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2030:11&version=KJV 2009-09-24T16:17:01-05:00 God not only lifts our sorrow and despair, but he gives us a new reason to rejoice and be happy. This verse praises God for transforming despair into dancing.