God Knows

Grief Is Not a Lonely Road

When you're in the midst of grief, it's easy to feel utterly alone. You might look around and think, "No one understands what I'm going through." The pain can feel so isolating, as if you've been forgotten by the world and, perhaps most painfully, by God.

If you've felt this way, you are not alone. It's a natural part of the grieving process to feel disconnected. But as believers, we can hold on to a profound truth: God knows your suffering. He has not forgotten you.

God Sees You

The Bible is filled with examples of God's deep awareness of human pain. Think of Hagar, an outcast fleeing into the desert, feeling abandoned and hopeless. The angel of the Lord finds her there and speaks to her, and in response, she calls God by a new name: El Roi, "The God Who Sees Me."

This is the same God who sees you now. He sees your tears, your sleepless nights, the ache in your heart, and the questions in your mind. Psalm 56:8 says, "You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book." This isn't just poetic language; it's a powerful picture of a God who is intimately aware of your pain. He's not distant or unconcerned. He is present in your deepest moments of sorrow.

God Suffers With You

Our God isn't a stranger to grief. He knows what it's like to experience loss and sorrow because He sent his Son, Jesus, into the world. Jesus wept at the tomb of his friend Lazarus. He knew the pain of betrayal and abandonment. On the cross, he experienced ultimate suffering.

Hebrews 4:15 tells us, "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin." Jesus understands your grief not just from a distance but from experience. He knows the weight of sorrow, and because of this, he can truly comfort you.

You Are Not Forgotten

The feeling of being forgotten can be overwhelming, but it is a lie. God's love for you is not dependent on your circumstances or how you feel. It's an unshakable truth. When you feel alone, remember these promises:

Isaiah 49:15-16: "Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands..."
Matthew 10:29-31: "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."

God sees you, he suffers with you, and he holds you in his memory and on his heart. You are not forgotten. You are loved, you are seen, and you are held in the tender care of a God who understands and walks with you through every step of your grief.

Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who, along with her family, harbored hundreds of Jews amid the Nazi Holocaust to protect them from arrest.

"There is no pit so deep that God is not deeper still." -- Corrie ten Boom

Source: The Hiding Place. 2006. Grand Rapids, MI: Chosen Books. page 227.

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