Bible Verse of The Day – 4-15-23

Psalm 147:3 (NKJV) 3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

I was recently reflecting about when my dad passed away.

I couldn’t explain how I felt at first. But looking back, I remembered my mom talking about the expression I had on my face, and how I yelled when he took his last breath, “my Papa’s gone!”.

At that moment, I felt something leave me and I didn’t quite understand it for a long time.

It was a year and a half later that I found myself on my knees asking God to help me learn to live without my father. You see, when a person has a big presence in our lives, it fills a part of us.

When someone we love leaves us, there is an empty spot. That spot remains empty until we fill it with something comparable.

For some it’s our work. For others it’s spending money, or dating. For others, it may be starting a project. Or we may try to fill it by overeating or drinking.

We will fill it with anything that will bring comfort there once again.

It’s not terrible to want to fill that empty void that was left by their absence.

However, I found with me that everything I was doing was not helping me. I couldn’t even enjoy some of the great blessings God was bringing me. My heart needed healing.

I cried out to God because no matter what I did, I couldn’t make that spot fill up. When I asked God to help me, He came and filled it with what was missing.

Only God knows what we need when we lose someone or something dear to us.

What this world offers will never fill that void. It can’t.

But if we surrender that empty spot to Him, He will come and pour the exact amount of what we are missing right into that spot!

God is faithful to take care of that spot! His joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 30:5 (NKJV) 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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