The Ungrieved Spirit

(The Ungrieved Spirit) Untighten your fist Beloved. Grieving is a beautiful gift. Grieving restores. There is power in grieving. Many of us miss out on receiving the unyielding love God wants us to receive in our grieving process because we have been conditioned to believe that grieving should be hastened. Grieving too long is thought to be unhealthy. We don’t grieve (completely) because we have been taught not to. As a result, we hide our grief or suppress it for so long that it manifests other unhealthy spirits like anger, depression, illnesses …...brokenness of some kind. Ungrieved spirits harness toxic power, it tightens our fist, and our joy is calloused by that repressed pain. “Don’t cry! Be strong! You are strong!” People hide grief for fear of being asked, “Are you still grieving?” Shame numbs grief and the judgement for not having it together “by now” isolates the griever and draws them further away from their healing. Love ones avoid the griever. They too hope the grieving ends soon. They avoid because they have never (completely) grieved before themselves. In West Africa, The Dagara tribe of Burkina Faso embraces grieving. They believe it is necessary to grieve and be surrounded by family that supports the complete grieving process. They believe hanging on to old pain makes it grow until it smothers creativity, joy, and the ability to connect with others. They even celebrate with grief rituals. Instead of asking, “ARE YOU STILL GRIEVING?” they ask “HAVE YOU GRIEVED ENOUGH?” Allowing oneself to grieve lightens the souls and helps wounds heal. It allows pain to be release. Grief is an expression of our deepest love, lost, or disappointment. More than just an emotion, surrendering to grief allows us to move into a spiritual realm that clears us. In our grief God is so very close to us. 💓Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 💓The Lord is near the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 💓Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 💓For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and he has not hidden his face from him, but has heard, when he cried to him. Psalm 22:24 💓He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 💓💓Jesus wept. John 11:35💓💓 Give and receive the gift of grieving Beloved. I believe God wants us to grieve all our current and past pains. I believe He wants us to clear ourselves of unhealthy spirits that weigh us down. Rebirth! I believe He ALSO wants us to listen with our (spiritual) senses for those that are grieving silently….listen for the hearts of those that have never grieved… Oh there are many! AND THE CHILDREN GRIEVE! Everyday many of us walk right pass the grief of others. We not only hear it, but we feel it in our spirit. Listen more this week. Allow God to use you. Allow God to even heal you. "What do you grieve Beloved?" “Have YOU grieved enough Beloved?” "Have you cried enough Beloved?" It's cleansing time. I’m asking God to identify and release each and every stored ungrieved spirit from your body. Send a revival Lord! Restore with Your amazing, unyielding love. 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, 💓so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4.