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No one travels through life without, at some point, experiencing the loss of someone or something dear. The loss of a loved one through death is one of life’s most intense challenges, and the pain can be overwhelming. But God doesn’t leave you to suffer alone. Find comfort in these verses from His Word …


1. “He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief” (Isaiah 53:4). Jesus, the greatest empathizer, understands what you are going through and will stay beside you.


2. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). The Lord will wrap His arms of love and comfort around those who trust in Him.


3. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3).
Lean on God and allow Him to continue the process of healing your broken heart.


4. “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 tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble” (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4). Comforting you is God’s specialty.


5. “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10). God promises to be with you and get you through this time of intense disappointment and loneliness.

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6. “Yea, 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). Depend on His guidance to lead you out of that dark valley.


7. “I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 4:13, 14). As believers, we have hope of the resurrection promised by God.


8. “The trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. … So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory’ ” (1 Corinthians 15:52, 54). At Christ’s return, those who belong to Him will be raised and given life that will never end.


9. “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the New Earth that God has promised to create, He will permanently dry your tears.


Cling to the Lord and He will comfort you through the process of grieving and, in the future, will replace your sorrow with great, unending joy!

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Blessed6269
Hello there precious one's. I couldn't figure out what was going on with me these past few days. I was just in a blah state of mind and state of being and then it hit me the date of my Daddy's homegoing burial is coming up on April 4th. We buried him April 4th 2013. That's what's wrong. I'm so sad deeply depressed I should say I was after praying and reading these scriptures I do feel a lot better. I had a sincere conversation with god and I told him really how I was feeling. I felt like I was beginning to purge but it did not complete this happens often and I wanted to be complete and I don't understand what I'm doing or not doing for it to be complete. I realize it's been about 12 years since my father passed but then my last husband the father of my last three children passed that next year 2014 in january. Talking about grief upon grief. We had recently lost my grandmother my grandfather my niece and other very close family members all close together. I must admit I do feel better after reading some of your stories and the scriptures and praying and really talking to God. I Love the Lord I'm going to serve him all the days of my life and I praise him every day just for being God for who he is what he's done and what he's doing he's done so much for me he delivered me from crack 17 years ago. Help me raise six children alone after being homeless several times we finally got permanent housing. This is where we are now which allowed my daughter to be able to come back with her two children God has been so good to me I'm alive and I'm well and I praise him thank you so much I don't know how I came upon this but thank you. Love and prayers go out to each and every individual on here may God richly bless you comfort you and keep you in his loving arms. Your sister in Christ
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Jacinth
Sometimes I think I am in denial, I think he is gone to work and will be back in a few weeks but he's not coming back. I question myself did I kill him, did I do enough. I met my Husband one month after coming to the USA, I really didn't like him, but he would not leave me alone, after 3 years we got married. March would be 50 years, he had surgery in 2022 they put him in hospice and gave him 6 months to live, he did 2 years and 4 months. I closed my business to give him 100% of me. Although he was bedridden I would hold his hands and danced with him, keep the TV on services, play a lot of gospel music, I tried fasting every Wednesday. He was put into transition 5 times and pulled through. But I had a dream of him in the bed covered from his waist down and another man laid beside him naked. I had the dream the Tuesday night, his brother-in-law died the Wednesday was buried the following Saturday, my husband stopped eating that Saturday and died the Thursday morning. So God showed me both of the in the bed and both of them are gone home to The Lord .I asked God not to take me before he took him and he granted my wishes, so after I am finished with his memorial, I'll be ready to join him if that's the Lord's wishes or he can use me to do his work. It Hurts 50 years and he's gone. Pray for me please 😭
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Jacinth
Thank you. I am grieving and these passages of scriptures will help me to get myself together for my husband memorial service
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Captain Jay
Thank you for sharing these spiritual verses. I just lost my elder brother at the tender age of 38. It's painful but thank God for His love and comfort that He provides. I know that we will get through this difficult phase.
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Eyleen
Where is God..when you need him. I lost my husband, job and child sick. Why do things happen like this?? Its hard to see other families so full and together. How broken can a person become? Does prayer help??
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Jacinth
Yes my dear prayers help. Sometimes we have to Let Go and Let God. You must have Faith and Trust God
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travunnm24
Yes it does my husband had cancer I sit in my car at McDonald's praying to God to heal my husband and he did I would just sit and talk to God you are not alone yes I had my days of fear overwhelmed crying I was lost a angry confused yes pray and talk to God no matter how small or big he is listening. I lost my son he died of liver disease I was heart broken he died at home it isn't a day I didn't cry or wasn't angry all I know I wanted to find my child but with time the hurt become less and god will fill your heart with his love talk to him he will listen god love you I know you been through a lot so have I but I know God will never forsake you he love you now please give god a chance I did you can too iam truly sorry for your loss trust him he have a plan for us all Amen
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SophiaWirkkala
God is right beside you Eyeleen. Put your faith and trust in him and let him compfort you. Hard things happen all the time all over the world as people die and joyfully new babies are born but we live in the middle - we live in the space between life and death and The Father is always with us. He wants us to trust in Him and His timing for all things. He sees the world from his soverign perspective and he knows what will cause each of us to come to him and put our faith in Him. When we do, we are assured of His gift of eternal life with Him. Ultrimately this world is not our home. Our Home is with him and we will get there someday. Prayer does help. Prayer shows Him your faith in Him. He loves it when His children come to Him. Cry out. If you are mad, tell Him so, He lost his own Son on, GAVE his own Son to die, for you. For you to call out to Him. Show Him you want to be with Him. I'll pray for you to find a new job. And I'll pray for quick healing of your child. Sending you peace and love.
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Mosioa
I lost my darling Wife on the 5th September 2024, and buried the 12th of the same month. As I am going through grieving Ifind these readings helpful, knowing that I not alone in this pain.

Thanks so much.
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Kamau
The Lord with you and your entire family
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Rita Ngoso
Put us in your prayers. RITA
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RosieAnn
Thank you for the effort you have expended to seek out these verses to comfort the grieving families.
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Yvonne sharpe
This little booklet sounds so good for someone battling grief
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Delmer
This is from Del in Arizona. Back in 1998 I lost the love of my life (and my kids mother). She was the definition of "One in a million. I have to admit that I was a little angry with God. A few years later, I ran across Isaiah 57:1,2. It answered a lot of questions for me. And gave me a lot of peace. I'm a KJV man but my febal ol' mind likes it in the NIV. May my Lord bless you all..
Del, i Arizona.
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Nomzi
Thank you for sharing these verses. It's 5 weeks now since my husband went to be with the Lord. I am finding comfort in the Word of God. I am very grateful for your article.
Nomzi.
South Africa
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Catherine Chukoy
I lost a very much loved dog just recently. Though he was not human, I treated him like my own son. He died in my palm because i didn't want him to die alone. My heart was torn to pieces but i had to let him go to stop his cancer from spreading further. I love him so very dearly, it hurts to think he's gone. Same week he died, I was bullied and stalked by two separate individuals. Please pray for me. Thank you.
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Captain J
Keep your head up. Your much loved companion is by your side as is The Lord. Do not allow bullies to take your confidence or power away. They act in a way that reflects their low self esteem and want to make themselves feel better through the pain of others.
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Bob
Get another dog Catherine! A big mean one this time. One that will return your love and will protect you with his life.
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Maria Elaine
Ì am sitting with my beloved doggy, Puppy. She has been my Protector, my Joy, my Angel...she has been actively dying for almost 24 hours. I cannot believe my loving and merciful Lord will not release this precious animal from this torture..she is now foaming from her mouth.,i am a retired RN, and i know that this means she is slowly drowning in her own fluids...how can God let this be?? I am beyond broken.
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Mhg
Maria, sooo sorry for the situation with your dog. I just lost my 2nd dog. The 1st one I had her put to sleep, congested heart failure, difficulty breathing. The 2nd one passed at the vet hospital, pneumonia. When I know my pets cannot make it, are struggling and the quality of life would be very poor even if they did make it living only a short while thereafter I talk real good to my pets. They agree to be allowed to rest. They do communicate if we’d listen and learn their communication…I let them go. God gives us the authority to make the decision for their welfare and to put them to sleep gently, lovingly, respectfully and peacefully. I make the decision selflessly for their good… they already love you and will love you still for making the hard choice of letting them go into peace...
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Bob
It's not God's job to release your precious animal. It's just HARD! My dogs Vet, closed his practice and went into another field. We both cried big tears when we had to put my Chocolate Lab down.
By now your Dog is with Jesus. Don't let any Preacher tell you pets don't have Soul's! God gave us the power to grant them Soul's the same way The Holy Spirit gives us Soul's.
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Staciee
This month made it one year I lost my best friend. I remember, I made a post here about it and how crippled my belief in God was because of my pain.

Well...fast forward to 1 year after, all I can say is God has been faithful, it hasn't been easy, but God has really been faithful.

This time last year, I was still believing that miracles do happen, and that I will get a call from his sister, or even the mortuary attendant that my loved one has woken up, and that I should come and get him, but I guess our thoughts and his ways are different.

I can remember how I would be walking on the road, and I would see people around me laughing, smiling, having fun, etc. Then I would be like "how can these people be so happy while I feel like dying"? I wanted the whole world to stop because I was grieving, but then it dawned on me that life has to go on, no matter what happens. The world will not stop because we all lost one loved one or the other.

For those who are just going through the fresh pain of grieve, I really empathize with you. I will certainly not tell you how to grieve, because grieving is peculiar to individuals, however, I can only advise that you don't wallow in grieve for too long, cause even your loved one that passed on won't be happy seeing you like that.

For me, what I am more grateful to God for is TIME, I mean TIME has really helped to accommodate my new change, I still cry once in a while, but it is not as tormenting as when it was fresh.

Presently, my greatest fears are how to go about dates that meant a lot to us, then to top it up with the date that he passed on, to the date he was put into mother earth. I believe once God sees me through these phases I will be better than my present state.

Above all, hold God, read your bible daily, pray daily, encourage yourself with the word of God, and have hope in God. God loves us all.
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January
I and my family have lost my husband, the girls father and my everything. I know he is with Jesus.It is so difficult to see everything we have accomplished for the last fifty eight years. Love is everywhere I look. I am waiting patiently for my heart to heal.This is so incredibly hard. Please pray for all my family. In Jesus name.
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Bob
Yes it's incredibly hard. I am waiting patiently for God to stop my heart. You had four more years of marriage than I had. Until that day, I talk to Jesus a lot, the future is not ours to own. Love is NOT every place I look, but I wish a certain little widow Lady would look my way. I talk to Jesus a lot about that. Since Jesus is also a man I think He must understand. Let's be patient. I think that's in the Bible, right?
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Barbara piccolo
Thank you 🩷Barbara
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Babae
My son only child died. Age 57. I know he goes to heaven. But have grief sorrow not seeing on earth. So hard understand. In one year son died 2 dogs got sick died brother died 92 yr. Husband cancer died. God punishing me in one year. Will be 85 in August. Guess answer wont come til i go to heaven.
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human
Hold on to Jesus Christ God! Though it seems unbearable, because that sounds unbearable, but I have prayed & I'm sure other's have too. Christ will never leave You, Hold on to Him, & pray, drawling into yourself the Love of Your Loved ones, Sweet Pups, & Christ God's
Promised Comfort, Higher Love.
May Higher Love flow Christ compassionate Holiness iver you, seeping into turning you wholeness to amazing loving comfort. May this be asked for You in Jesus' Name.
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Austell laddi
That's not how the lords works
Eye put you through your trials and tribulation for you to open your eyes and see what's right in front of you lean on God and no one else
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User_1
Very sorry to hear that. Hope for restoration and comfort. We are hear for you, and God will answer your needs. Very sorry
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Mummy Miracle 🙏
Thank you for these wonderfully composed 9 consoling Bible verses on grieving.Very thoughtful of you.
Godbless your effort.
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Mummy Miracle 🙏
I recently lost a beloved sister and friend and another friend of mine lost her husband and as I stumbled into these 9 consoling Bible verses,I just knew I've found the right words to comfort her and myself.
Vivian "O"
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David Love
I read a post today from one of his dear friends, saying, "So sorry you're not with us anymore Jason." ..... But I know he is still with us in our deep love for him, and his love for us. Love never dies; it's simply there in our hearts; It slips into your thoughts, infiltrates your soul. Love never falters, and never fades away. Hearts may get broken; love takes on a life much bigger than our own. Love gives you pleasure, and love brings you pain, and yet, when both are gone, Love still remains, continues, and keeps on beating, Jason was not only my dearest friend, he was my only son.
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Tashauna
Who are you David Love.? Cause I'm pretty sure God just used you to speak directly to me. May God always be with you and Bless you.
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Chelle415
I was asked to pray for the bereaved on our Prayerline. You have provided spirit filled commentary with specific verses and the translations. I thank God l discovered your site. I plan to share this wonderful discovery with classmates, family & friends! I’m a 73 year old mother, grandmother & great grandmother & Sister In Christ. I continue to study to rightly divide the word of God!
God bless you✝️
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Ladybug
Someone I loved passed! I have that blessed hope! But need to send to my love ones who is taking the lost so hard! Thank you pastor Doug! This was God sent! Right on time! God bless you and your ministry!🙏
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RoverX
For the last 20 years I have worked with adolescent males, who have been Court Adjudicated into a Residential Treatment Facility. For things they have done or not done. I have had the privilege of taking some to church, pray for some, preach to some, and witnessing some transformations! I just found out one of the newest 16 year olds was contemplating taking his own life. A year ago today a bullet was shot at him, his brother intervened, and died from the gunshot wound. And tomorrow is his brother's birthday. Alot of guilt. I copied these 9 verses of grief and hope for this young man. I'm also getting him a Bible for adolescents from my home church.
Doing what I believe I'm called to do at this time.
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Patty Blanchard
My Mother was taken out of my house by my siblings, & I was no longer able to see her or talk to her. They, neither one of them knew her health problems or any of that. As my Mother had lived with us 95% of the time in the past 44 yrs, & over the past 15 yrs as her health was declining due to age, I was there always for her & with her. It's been so hard to deal with her passing especially since I wasn't able to go see her or even talk to her in those few months before she passed. I have been relying on the Lord, but it is still so hard not to feel animosity & anger towards my siblings for doing this, as it was done out of spite while I was in the hospital myself for testing. I still pray everyday for strength & for forgiveness when those terrible feelings & thoughts of anger & other unchristian like feelings start to pop up & swell. I wouldn't be making it thru any of this time if it weren't for the Lord's help !
Lord please just continue to help me & guide in how to handle things. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen 🙏
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Patrick Burke
You’re doing the right thing in trusting Jesus . It must hurt so much , but your pressing on strong in the Lord . Trusting in him with all your heart . Thank you for your example and hope . This is also helpful for me to hear and read.
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Big face
My mom best friend comforter provider passed away Infront of me a week ago, the emptiness heartache is overwhelming but reading these verses has helped, the brokeness comes in waves i broke down crying in a clothing store we frequented together everywhere i look reminds me of my mama, life feels really unfair right now and iam just hurting really bad
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Becca Lynn
I'm very sorry for your loss. I lost my 87 yr old momma two weeks ago and feel like I'm drowning in her home, alone. She's everywhere and nowhere. My heart is broken. 😭
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Joanne
Everywhere and nowhere, perfectly said 🙏🙏
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Bear man
May the Grace of God protect and keep, all that you lay at His feet, and may He also watch over with tender Loving care, all that you forget to leave there.
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Romans 8:28
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I Care
I am very sorry at the loss of you Mama. I too have suffered loss most recently and consistently. First my Mom who taught me to pray. Then 18 months later my Mother in law, who gave me the gift of her son. Then the heaviest loss of all, again 18 months too soon, my beloved husband. I mourn every day and every night. It is difficult to go on but we must remember and hold close to our hearts God 's promise of Hope for those who believe and follow Christ Jesus. God bless you and keep you at peace.
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Lancelot Smikle
I lost my mother on August 20/2023 she had a massive stroke and all i do is cry everyday and night how i miss her so much, she was my heart and soul and i lost everything. My heart is broken my soul is gone. I need her comfort to guide me back.
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Ward
I don’t intend to be dismissive or disrespectful but praying and kind words in and of themselves don’t bring healing to deep pain. I suggest that you find a mature empathetic and trustworthy person or persons whom you can comfortably grieve/weep with in their presence. I think the soul needs to vent in the presence of another human being in order to begin the emotional healing process. Yes, praying and Scripture are important but by themselves they don’t expel the
deep emotional pain.
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K. Flowers
She is watching over you, smiling down on you. She is with you in prayer, and she is walking by you every step of the way. She loves you. One day you will be together again in heaven, both walking with God at peace. Stay strong, she wouldn’t want to see you upset. She would want you to look back on all the good memories you’ve made together. God called her home, he is taking care of her up there.
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sharon Slowe Macarty (speedie)
U tube song Jon Monroe Softly leave me softly,
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sharon Slowe Macarty (speedie)
Sharon L Macarty I loved my Children my Parents and my sometimes troublesome Brothers. I did the best I could. I tried! dear Lord, you know I tried
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Daise Banyard
I needed to hear God’s words My heart is broken for I miss my family so much and I feel so alone. My mom my 2 brothers all so close when they left .Cancer wiped my family out . God give me strength to go on
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Tina Brown
I lost my grandson to a fatal car accident. I miss him so much. I think about him each and every day. I don't understand why he left us at 19 years old.
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The Lord knows, He will comfort you and the entire family.
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Medha
I just lost my pet my 1yr old cat. He died this morning. I'm feeling terrible
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sharon Slowe Macarty (speedie)
it is difficult. Go to a shelter and adopt another one.
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U tube. Softly leave me softly
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Porschette
Stacie, your story touched me as I can relate. I lost my boyfriend of 7 years 2 days ago. He went to bed and never woke up. I too prayed for God to raise him up and return him to us. I called on my church family to stand with me but things did not turn out the way we were trusting for. I have gone from being mad, full of questions as to why this happened, thanking God for the time I had with him etc. My mind keeps racing and I am full of regrets for not loving him the way he deserved. In hindsight I see that he truly is (I refuse to use past tense because I believe he is alive with Christ) a good man. We had a few rough years but things had started to really take a turn for good in our relationship and we were talking about getting married in early 2024. We had so many plans and dreams. We were running a business together. Every part of my life has traces of him because we were very close. This loss dies not make sense. Why have I been denied the chance of marriage after 7 years with him. I am comforted by the Scriptures that remind me that he is with The Lord and is safe. I am devastated that my chance of marriage at 46 years has been stolen from me.
I would like to know how you are doing a few months after your loss? Maybe this can also give me strength.
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Stacie
Hmmm... Hi Porschette.... How are you doing? Really...... I don't know what to say, months back...the pain was still fresh.. I had hopes, even until the day he was put into mother earth, but still nothing. While he was in the morgue, I lived in denial that he had passed on and that he would come back. The day he was buried was when reality set in. I remember how I cursed God, and hated everything about him. His name alone annoyed me.

If I am going to be sincere with you Porschette... It is not going to be easy at all... Especially if he was involved in everything about your life. Imagine just crossing the road, and then you remember you crossed that same road while making a phone call with him.. I mean every little detail about your life reminds you of him.

I watched Youtube videos of people going through the same thing as me. Knowing you are not the only one going through that situation can give you hope.

Now another tricky thing is you get offended in your belief.. For me.. I got offended in God... I will curse him regularly... But then after looking around me.. I had no one... Then I had no choice than to go back to God again... I was going back and forth for months, until I decided to just ask for forgiveness and stay with him for life.. But once in a while I still stray away, I mean I am human...

Someone here recommended I read Isa 57:1, but I will say read Isa 57 1-2 (NLT version).. That scripture gives me hope that my loved one passed on because God was protecting him.. You can also try it too, with emphasis on the NLT version, it gives better understanding.

Porschette, it will not be easy... I ain't gonna lie about that, you can only learn to live with it.. You will cry on some nights when you feel you have no one to talk you. Your phone starts coming up with daily memories of previous years that reminds you of your loved one...

This whole feeling isn't a good one, I do not wish it for my worst enemy(if I have one)... It is so painful, for me..though it is 6 months now, it still hurts, but not as when it was still fresh..

Now because I miss him so much, I tend to see lots of people that look like him.. But on the other hand, they probably might not look like him.. It might be that I just miss him so much that it makes me see almost everyone as his lookalike.

Above all, what I will say is that you should hold God well, like your life depends on it... Because that is were my own hope is coming from.. I believe yours will come from there too.

To me... I feel it is okay to feel bad, it is okay to question God, it is okay to question your belief.... But it is not okay to stay on the floor for long. The longer you stay, the hardest it is for you to heal.

You will be fine with time... Okay.. You can always ask me any other question, I will be happy to answer, because talking about it is also another form of healing.
Talking about it is one of my healing therapy... You can try it too.
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I buried my mom 6 days ago and, my heart is so heavy and I miss her so much. I have soaked myself with prayers and I really need encouragement.
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Hi name is Jessica. My best friend Nekieya, who is as close to me as my blood sister, lost her husband in a tragic, sudden, car accident this past Thanksgiving day, which also happened to be her birthday. I’ve always considered myself to be very strong in my faith but I am STRUGGLING with this one. Seeing my friend in this much pain is so hard. There is nothing I can say or do to fix it. We for married a month apart from each other. The four of us were all close and spent a lot of time together. How do I comfort and encourage her when I myself isn’t feeling very encouraged? I pray EARNESTLY for her because I believe in God the comforter but no amount of scripture can ease her pain right now.
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I found a song that helps me. softly Softly on the internet u tube. it is best sung by the least known singer. the song helps me. Jon Monroe England
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I lost my sister a year ago, i am grieving her lost everyday, what scriptures would bring comfort through my grief
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Seeking peace
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S-D
My best friend I went to church with passed away a year ago and I’m having a hard to getting back to church still . I love my home church and don’t want to change over to a different church and start over getting to feel at home in the different churches also because of the pandemic and church being on zoom has really to just turn away from all my studies and communication with other church families and I become a very lazy Christian.My question is this . How can I get back into wanting to serve God again pick up on where I left off I don’t feel that fire anymore and I’m scared I might might be rebelling a little and I don’t understand myself! I love God so much but my heart doesn’t match! Any advice would help.
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Hello S-D, first, we are so sorry to hear of your best friend passing away and we understand the desire to attend a different church, while at the same time desiring to go back to your home church. Just don’t stop going to church! The best way to get back into “wanting” to do anything, is just to do it. To fall in love again, you must spend time together. To “want” to serve someone else, you must begin to serve them. To get back into the swing of things, simply begin. Incorporate worship, study of Him so as you serve you begin to see Him again. This is where the desires of your heart will be fulfilled. God keep you as you seek Him.
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Stephanie Grey
I just lost a close cousin, these scriptures are so encouraging, will share with others!
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Mae
I lost my father 5 months ago and it breaks my heart Big time. I've been struggling a lot knowing that he's been there from day 1 of my existence. I've been a papa's girl for the longest time and people are telling me that maybe that's the reason why i didn’t have a successful lovelife. But my dad never fails to remind me that God is preparing the best for me. I sometimes wonder if I will have the chance to experience that similar conversation with my dad when he was alive.
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Anthony Daniel Cherry everybody calls me Tony
I have been grieving a lot of lost of family
I’ve been Lonely all I do is be happy for family
I can’t even keep a relationship with someone that I love
I’m doing my hardest to be happy for the family
I can’t even achieve my dream of being a wrestling champion just because of my disability of Down syndrome
I can’t even be a boyfriend I was about to give her a promise ring for Christmas
Then she left to be with her family and I let her
It’s been mentally killing me
My name is Anthony Daniel Cherry
Short for Tony,
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Great uplifting scriptures from "thus saith the Lord." What a mighty God we serve.
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Lany
I lost my husband in January of this year. Everyday is a struggle. God's words gives hope and peace but there are days that the pain is so unbearable. I continue to hold on the promises written in the scripture and the word sustains me. I know that there are others that suffer the grief of loss and although there are many online links which tackles this there view on death is totally different from what the bible teaches. Is there any sites run and manage by Adventist that deals with grief and loss? If there are please post a link or how I can get it touch with them. It really helps to just talk to someone about this that is guided by the Holy Spirit. Thank you and God continue to bless your ministry.
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Thank you.
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Stacie
I lost my boyfriend of 7 years last month. I can't believe God allowed this happen to me. I am so depressed. So God just allowed us to trust him for 7 years to achieve our dreams and finally get married, only to take out 7years of waiting from my life? We did not have much, we believed God to take his time to bless us, and yet God took him away. How am I supposed to trust someone that allowed this to happen? I prayed for days for God to bring him back, cause I believed then that he can bring the dead back, but NO, he did not answer me. People say God also lost his son, so he understands me, But I say No, God can never understand what it means to loose a loved one because Yes his son died, and above all his son came back after 3 days, which God already knew will happen.
What of me? Will my boyfriend ever come back?
Right now, the only reason I am holding unto God is because I don't know what to hold on to again. Not because I trust or love him. I don't even know if I still have faith in him again.
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I feel your pain, i to lost my husband of 43 years, i met him at 15, and married at 22, he was my world, we both did for each other, two grow children, 2 beautiful grandchildren, that he loved and adored, we were his world, showed love every day, the perfect partner, friend and died suddenly beside me in bed. My grief is beyond pain, but the lord has craddled me in his arms, as i sob, and weep so much theres nothing left, get into so good christians reads on grief, i read his word over and over, again, i pray to the holy spirit, and he runs to us, to help, us, sooth the fire, in our hearts, God knows our anger, our why's, but never give up on him, he is all that is a promise of hope, heaven, and seeing your love one again,
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Dearest Stacie
I am truly sorry for your loss.
I lost my Mom to longterm illness when I was just a teenager and my Dad in my early 20's. None of my parents were there to see me walk down the aisle on my wedding day. The only way I got through the grieving times was by holding on to God. I cried out to Him and He carried and strengthened me during the grief and pain. God may not take hardships away from us but He will strengthen and support us during those times. John 16:33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you may have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
Hebrews 13:5 I will never leave you, nor foresake you.

Many a times we blame God for the bad things that happen in the world but we sometimes forget that God is holy and it is not His desire for us to perish. The pain and suffering that we experience in this world today came as a result of man's decision when in the garden he chose the tree of knowledge of good and evil over the tree of life. Basically man wanted to decide between good and evil according to his own standards. If we look at the state of the world today (violence, war, crime, greed, division) we can see how far man's standards have fallen from God's holy standards. Had man chosen the tree of life, there would be no sickness, death, suffering, pain or sin in the world. We all suffer because of that one decision in the garden, when sin entered death also entered, It had consequences for all mankind. Yet, we have not learnt from Adam and Eve's mistake. Like Adam and Eve who doubted God when He said they would perish if they ate from the wrong tree, we too doubt and do not trust in God's goodness and promises today.
But God in His great mercy never forsakes or abandons us, God made a way to restore all things and reconcile us back to Himself. He sent His Son to die for our sins so that we may not perish, but live and have eternal life in His kingdom. To be reconciled to a Holy God, sin had to be dealt with first and Jesus Christ our Lord offered His life as a ransom for ours. Jesus died a violent and premature death on the cross and he did so willingly, he suffered to save us. It was the only way to save us, and it came at a great cost. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1 John 4:8 He who does not love, does not know God, for GOD is LOVE.
Stacie, God loves you and has not done this to you. Everything bad that we experience in this world, is a result of sin entering the world. God is a good Father, who loves you and cares for you. We will have hardship in this sinful world but God is there to comfort, strengthen and carry us through those times. He has not abandoned His children and when Christ comes again, all things shall be made new (Rev 21:5). Trust Him and call out to Him. He loves you
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Thank you Brigitte, I am learning to trust him and lean on him alone, though it has not been easy. Thank you for your kind words, God bless you.
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Elnora
I grieve with you sister. Many things in this life we do not understand -- this side of heaven we often do not get an answer to WHY , but it will be answered in heaven. Please find comfort in Isaiah 57:1. GOD bless you and praying you will find some peace.
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When God sent his son Jesus to die it was the most painful thing. One author ellen white says, " it was a struggle even angels pleaded to take that position but only God can redeem man. Angels cannot for their life belongs to God not to them. Therefore, God was not willing that Christ should die but that was the only way he could save us. Believe me, God was not willing that your boyfriend sould die but that was the only way he could elevate your spirituality. He knows what he is fixing. When I wrote my O'Level the time finished before I answered the last 10 questions out of 40. A silent voice seemed to whisper, " FAITH CAN ONLY BE PRACTICED WHERE HOPE SEEMS TO BE VANQUISHED.
If the Israelites had not tasted the bitterness of slavery they would not appreciate their deliverance. If you have never tasted the bitterness of death you cannot understand the joy of RESURRECTION. If you have never tasted the bitterness of sin you cannot understand the joy of salvation....God loves you....that pain will pass away
Remember John 14:1 let not your heart be troubled. If nothing was going to trouble us God would never say these words.
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Stacie
Thank you very much, I pray God helps me overcome this.
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Laukazi
I am sorry for your loss, I lost my husband at the age of 27 years we were married for 4years it was sad. I contfronted God n said we could have been given another chance becoz we were young. I thought it was end of the world my kids don't even recognized their father, they have grown now. Life was bit rough but because of my parents support I survived, ultimately my God was good he put a smile in my face wherever I go I carried Gods love his spirit too n his presence, he made me a widow at an early age I was angry for him.
God is good I can feel his anniontment, when my daughter studied in one of SA universities she got a scholarship to complete her degree abroad. When she studied abroad she published an article about Michelle Obama, when I saw this article I couldn't believe it. She came back in SA she published few articles, not long ago her previous job was@the university here in SA. on March 2023 she was headhaunted by one of the biggest organization around SA to lead a certain department 5th June 2023 she assumed duties. Her siblings are also doing fine even though we're always asking for more blessings n Gods mercy cause there are some challenges in life, but God is Good. Time heals n pray to God and talk to him and be humble always do good God is watching.Be blessed 🙌
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Stacie
Thank you so much for your encouragement, I really needed it. I know I will smile again, because I have been asking God to help me. I know he is working it out for my good. May God bless you too.
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Dear Stacie, the pain that grips our soul when we loose someone we love so deeply truly is a sorrow that words pale to describe. Stacie, we live in a horrible, sin-ridden world where God’s children suffer at the hands of the one who hates God. God loves us so very much He provided the only Thing that could save us from eternal separation from Him, He gave His son as our ransom. It was the only way that He could pay the ransom that sin costs and redeem us to Him so that we never have to be separated from Him again, ever! And sin will be eradicated, forever! Never again will His child suffer death, separation, loss, pain, all that sin affords us, He has paid the price so that it never will happen again. When we grasp the depth and the lengths that He went to for the love of human beings, we can hope again. You can trust Him, you can trust that you will see your boyfriend again and it will be in a perfect world, with perfect love for each other and for our Savior. We pray you find God’s peace, seek Him and let the things of this world pale. Look for His perfect hope, He is our Salvation. God bless and keep you, you are on our prayer list.
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Caleb Nyarangi
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The 9 verses have enriched me and equipped me, for sharing with my friends who may be grieving. May God continue to use the AMAZING team for the continued work in His vineyard.
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I lost the love of my life when I was very young. Death was sudden. Many questions unanswered. She was baptized. We were not living a Christian Life. I have many things to ask God for forgiveness of. I need to forgive this person or things that happened when we were together. I need to forgive her for things that happened during our relationship. She left town with a much older person they had not been married. I trust God to make the right decision for us all he is a loving and fair God. She sleeps now and waits the return of Christ. I mourn her to this day and still love her. I know that we live in a time of probation and that we must make a decision one way or the other. My grandfather was a doctor of theology. He told me once that are probations end is as close as our death. Love conquers all.
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Loera
Loera,I Lost My Beautiful Mom 1 month,2 Weeks ago,I'm so Greatful Our Lord Jesus Christ, Blessed me with the last 4 years of her life, Jesus Christ Saved Me 7years ago, An gave Me the Compassion an Love, Forgiving Grace,To Care for her as an Elderly,My Mom Became My Best Friend, Something I Prayed for my whole life,an Jesus Christ Made it Possible 😇I Love her an Miss her Very much,I'm still Grieving,But I know she's with Jesus Christ,An not Suffering Anymore,I know he will Heal Me an My Siblings Broken Heart's ❤️🙏
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I lost my son 2 1/2 months ago. He was 29 years old with 3 small boys who he loved so much. They were 11 years 9 years and 5 years old. It happened at a candlelight vigil a fight broke out and he was trying to stop them from fighting when he was shot and died. He was baptized and loved Jesus he would share the word with anyone he came across. We all miss him very much. It’s been very difficult to see his boys missing their Dad. We know we’ll be together again
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I Lost Two of the Most Loved Out Of four ,and Were My Everything, My Mom this year, she was elderly a d we knew but it didn't make it easier, a month later this past April, i lost my only Son,killed and instantly died , which makes it so much harder, The other two that are my Everything are his Children, My Grandchildren , that will be 12 next month, I am working so h as rd to see them,The Mom is being hard,she kept them out of lives for 6 yrs,the kids never knew why ,my Mom 93 ,please, this isnt about her and me ,or any of that, this is about there Children, who were so upset losing there dad , There all i left of my only Son and vise Versa,i promised my Son as i held him in my Arm's for the last time,i won't speak bad of the ,or bring ip any of the whole truth, iwill make memories of the funniest things you did as a kid that i might of forgotten, to mention to them ,and make new ones with the because that what a you wanted ,,You ,Didn't want them to go through anymore pain,you always put this first ,alcohol took over ,you fought for years and never gave up ,and you finally made it, and thus why why why ,so many were so proud of you,but especially your amazing sponsor and me,hat i will keep his memories alive and Nana ,by going yrs back on funniest things and letting tge kids and me make new one, i am a awesome loving fun but helpful to them in needs , no matter what anyone wants to believe, i have a true honest heart ,and i believe this is why GOD let me live on ,is for my Grandchildren, its lije 3 months for my Mom and just about two for my Son, if it wasn't fir some new amazing friends in my life ,,forget it,i fell empty lost angry ,cry so much ups and downs ,but then i remind myself tge very ladt promise to my Son Sorry for this long text,GOD BLESS US US ALL,I REALLY NEEDS PRAYERS I GET MY GRANDCHILDEN BACK IN MY LIFE ,IT'S THE BEST THING FOR ALL OF US,I am staying patient she says ya but still hasn't told me when,I am not giving her a reason, I will patient, but I also know I have legal rights where I live, this is my only way I believe I can make it through 💔🙏
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Keyanate56
Am grieving about my mom that passed away almost 6 months ago but I no God is my refuge an he gives me strength an wisdom to no the truth ❤️
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Please spend some time and guide me with knowledge on accepting these issues
1: I'm angry because I became disabled
2: I'm angry because my beautiful daughter is now on drugs
3: I'm angry because my mother passed away
4: I'm angry because I have never lived my life putting the God first
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Having shown expression of interest, reading through the moderator Amazing facts so helping me vividly changed my life being a servant of God.
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So sorry to see this and to know you are struggling with anger and sadness. I hope you were able to call and get some advice. I just wanted to write to say, finding things throughout your day that you are thankful for is always helpful in dealing with anger. No matter how small; you have a bed to lay in at night, running water, food ect. focus on and give thanks for those things can allow us to see that although we are hurting God does provide many blessing. I will be praying for you and your daughter.
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Bekka
I lost the love of my life 16 months ago and it still seems like yesterday. My heart is so broken, I hate that he is gone. I don't understand why God took him away and I don't know if I will ever find the answer as to why. I miss him so much.
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Hello Bekka. I know the pain you are feeling. I lost my soulmate to cancer and my heart is utterly broken. Let us not waste this pain but use it to bring us closer to Our Lord. Our pain has so much redemptive power. Offer it to God the Father. Offer it to Our Lord to console his innumerable wounds. Use it. Make it your priorityin this life to know and love Our Lord Jesus and rest knowing that one day we will die and be re-united the our partners
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My name is Mildred Hunt, im grevivng the loss of my husbandwhich we were toghter 30yers and this the worst pain ever lewnning on God to get me throughthis he was 58 and im 65 ijsut stay prayed and trying tokeep my strength up.
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Mildred Hunt
I’m continuing praying that God will heal my heart from the loss of my husband it hurts so bad and I’m leaning Gods way
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I need urgent prayer As my trailer in mobile home park .They are threatening to cancel insurance , although I have completed necesarry repair and that trailer is no more leaking in the rain - thank you Jesus I would like to make gift to your ministry later. May God bless you
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My name is Greg and since my mom died last year I feel lost and alone and I feel like giving up on everything. I struggle with the fact that she is not here and I honestly don't know how much more I can take. What do I do?
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We are so saddened to hear that you suffer from a burden too heavy to bear further and have reached a point where you feel there are no other options.  Please know that there are!  Not only are God’s promises there to strengthen you, there are many avenues of varying types of help. He loves you with a deeper love than you can even imagine, and wants to give you “abundance of life”. Sometimes our feelings can seem overwhelming, but no matter what your emotions are telling you, the truth is that God has a definite place and work for you to do in this life.  Cling to Him in your moments of depression, and He will carry you through.  Psalms 23 is your personal assurance that the Good Shepherd will never let you down. When you are suffering, remember that you are not alone.  Jesus is there, at that very moment, and He has the most intimate intuition as to exactly what you are feeling.  Remember, there is no plight that we face that Jesus did not also encounter while on earth. Don’t forget, you are deeply loved by our Father in Heaven! Please prayer line if you would like to speak to someone: 800-835-6906.
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Dear Father in Heaven for nearly a decade now I have slowly lost all those I held dear and bear in my heart of hearts. I have cried every day due to the unimaginable pain physical, emotional, spiritual, and every way there is for a mortal man to hurt. The most painful by far is Love. Love is the most beautiful yet painful. The loss of love received and given from those who it took a lifetime of wonderful memories and turned them into painful reminders that no matter how hard I try to replace them, forget them, or even understand what it is that caused me to suffer day and night with prayer that I will one day be awakened from this hellish, life that my family has imprisoned me in without so much as a sign of remorse compassion or forgiveness for crime that I have searched every corner of my mind for an answer that never comes. It never comes for t be e crime I have been x used of, tried for, found guilty of and convicted of does not exist. If it was so I would have had one of the many who hold me in contempt tell me and free my tortured mind and soul free and give me the peace that eludes me and eats away my happiness like a cancer for which the only cure is locked away in the hearts of those who have become strangers to me, cruel and hateful strangers who I call my family who seem to feed on my pain, loneliness and as my shattered heart and ever and ever so distant memory of the man I used to be fades away to a place I pray that God will one day erase all of the give me the peace I long for and will search for until I am called home to be with the one who can make me whole again forever and ever
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I just lost my husband of 32 years of marriage 34 years together back in April of this year. The pain is real and I’m trusting that God will strengthen my family and I through this time of sorrow.
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It may not feel like it, but God is very near to you right now. He gives the strength to get through each day, no matter how difficult. Take it a day at a time and remember that this life isn't all that there is. A resurrection morning is coming when we will be reunited with our loved ones who have gone to sleep in Jesus.
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Rabson
May God comfort you deeply for your loss. Rabson
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I have been grieving my moms almost eight months. The moments as I call are not coming every second but still having moments where my grief over whelms me.at first I couldn’t even go into but since have gone even though I get a sence of peace n I pray to god to help heal me my tears flow.i know I am grieving n they do say the moments are less. I pray to the almighty to make me strong again. Cus losing the most amazing mom was such a break in my heart.
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Maria that is the correct e mail.
Thank you for your words. They touched me as I am going trough the death of a family member. God bless you!
Maria Little
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God bless you too dear sister ...
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For years I have watched this little thread grow into a support community for the grieving and broken-hearted. Some of your stories have been truly heart-rending. I'm grateful for the love, prayers, and support that many of you have found through here.

Now its my turn to post.

Barely 2 months ago, I lost my precious mother. She passed away quietly at home, in her sleep. It hit us like a freight train seeing that she was not sickly and it was a total shock and surprise to us all. Words can't adequately convey the depth of our pain and sorrow. There's not a day that goes by that I don't think of her. The tears run warm on my cheeks and the sting is such that no earthly medicine can heal. She left a chasm in my heart that I could not refill. I honestly lost the desire to live.

But, as I was praying this morning, the Lord brought comfort and hope. He's the only one that can heal and fill. He assured me that I can trust Him and that He knows what's best. If I could see things as He does and have the foresight that He has, I would not likely change anything. He never allows more than we can handle in His strength and He never leaves us to struggle through moments like these alone.

As much as I miss her, even if I had the power to call my mother back from the grave right this instant, I would not do it. Why? Because what would I be calling her back to? All the cares and anxieties of this life? All the problems and fears that are steadily mounting on a daily basis? All the worry and heartache? It would almost seem cruel for me to awaken her from her peaceful slumber to endure all of this again just because I miss her.

Troublesome days are upon us and I believe we're now witnessing the unfolding of the last days spoken of in Scripture. The coming of Jesus is near and you don't have to be a theologian to see that at this point. My desire is to be ready and not be found wanting in that day. I look forward to meeting my mother in the air, in our glorified bodies, as we ascend up together to meet our Lord (see 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)

I encourage each of you to earnestly seek to be ready as well. As we mourn the loss of our loved ones, let us think more soberly about our own mortality. I believe that the separation that I'm struggling through right now in the loss of my mother will be brief as I'm strongly convicted that we're even at the doors of our Lord's return. May He find each of us faithful.

It's also important to understand the truth about death so that we will not be deceived, as the enemy likes to strike when we're at our most vulnerable points. Here are some webpages that I would recommend you visiting to help answer some of your questions about death:

Are The Dead Really Dead?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAfN2B_-7rM
Ghost Truth: https://www.ghosttruth.com
Truth about Death: https://www.truthaboutdeath.com

May God's blessings, peace, and comfort abide with each of you. Let us remember one another in prayer through these difficult days.
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am so sorry for your loss and the attendant pain and hurt. death is such a cosmic outrage. i pray that you will always be comforted in a meaningful way. this life is hard, especially when you see loved ones suffering.

i sometimes want to give God a hug for all the heartache he must surely feel. i know Jesus wept.

i do want to thank you and all the af staff for your ministry of caring and for being faithful soldiers of the gospel.

hope we all meet together at that day.
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Commy
I just loss my husband and this is hard but I call out God to help my with this grieving it’s rough
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Commy, may the God of all comforts locate you and heal you in Jesus name
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Mildred Hunt
thks its hard but I knowGod willget me through this
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Germaine Hazel
I lost my father 15 years ago already, I'm on grade school that time. I think I never got a chance to grieve properly cause I have to mature early. I always make myself believe that he is just working somewhere and he is still there. I am talking to him always through prayers or in my thoughts/heart. Throughout those years, that's my set-up for myself. Not until I heard the sudden death of my Aunt last night, my fathers' sister. I am hurt. I'm in so deep sadness. I feel like all the memories are flashed back to me. I'm trying to be strong, but I feel like myself want to give in and to just cry it all out. Reading these comfort words are helping me cope with this. Thank youuu
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Diana
I lost my mum 2 years ago and this had hit me really hard. Even today I nearly started crying as I saw mother and daughter together. I feel like such a fake and fraud in my Christian walk since her death I had a drink nothing too heavy and not to the state of were I am drunk and it's not an everyday or every week think, none the less I have been drinking. I am not praying as I should. I feel empty and lost BUT know I will not let go of Jesus. My distance is all me and not Him. The Bible tells me I will find Him when I search for Him with my whole heart and that is what I am doing. Do I need to re-baptise because I have been drinking?
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The devil is a liar and takes advantage of calamities. kindly read this verse Proverbs 24:16. B strong and just have a new friendship with our faithful God just be re-baptised and wash away your sins. MAY GOD HEAR YOUR REPENTANCE.
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Grever mbilichi
I lost my wife on 20 February 2023 edged 30 she just fall asleep rushing to hospital she was pronounce dead
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I have grownup with depression.
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Candice
Ever since I began watching AFT with Pastor Doug B. , I cannot stop. For about 2 years now. Even got my husband interested.
Anyways, I recently lost my Mumzy.
My older brother did took her death real hard. They lived to together for years. My younger brother kept busy working. I am the middle child, only daughter. The pain is unbearable.
I do talk to a Therapist , she showed me breathing exercises, they help. Some daily prayers would be appreciated.
Thank you all.
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Carol
Please zlord hold me close, my grief in the murder of my precious one and only grandson, l13 year 2009-2023 )just
made 13 and I am grieving and cannot lift myself from it. PLEASE PRAY FOR MY FAMILY
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Laukazi
Oh Lord heal your child I am feeling the pain, As I am leaving with my grandson most of my time since he was 1year now he's 7years the attachment is amazing. God is still God he is love Amen
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Angela
I lost my father in June sadly to one hospital neglect to transferring him to another hospital, only to have them violate power of attorney , keep my father sedated and pulled my fathers feeding tube and dialysis.
Now I have complicated grief and traumatized.
I pray that these people will be held accountable for my fathers death and justice will be served for Nicola angelo marchione
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Stand Strong Never give up the fight UR the Advocate!! Accountability = COMPENSATION 👊🏽 Pray an meditate on the Most High Word. Condolences to u an ur family. SHALOM
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I’m of the age, most of you are mourning, mention and all I can say is that your child (son, daughter, grandson, etc) would not want you to be sad. So try every day ok? Try every day to not be as sad as the day before because no child wants their mom dad grandma or grandpa to be sad. They love you and God loves you 🫶🙏
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Thank you so much. He was all i had, good boy, mayor! gov asst da working round clock. athe community it’s live in is in support and they’ve made arrest of someone, my heart is still heavy with sorrow and I. an ot imagine how they hurt an i. o e t child he was walking home
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I lost my son Age 28 on June 29, 2022 to gun violence Shot by someone he called his friend. Jealousy and drugs took over. I was told 5 or 6 boys were shooting at my 150Ib son. I know God could have saved him and I truly believe my son chose to go home. He knew it was better than here on earth
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That is an absolute terrible end, what tragedy. Hugs dear one. Life is hard.
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liz
God did save him..he went home!..God bless
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liz
i lost my grandson to type one diabetes and alcoholic..he could not handle the world and responsibility..he had anxiety and fears..i knew it was coming,,he went into rehab 3 month ans did so good ..and 1 week out of rehab he was gone at 24 years old..i totally understand
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Penny
I lost my first born son on the 31 Dec 2022, I am so pained, I am so depressed and I don't seem getting better from grief. My heart is overwhelmed😭😭😭
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I lost my 17 yr old son in a car accident 8 years ago. I promise you, you will get through this. Be gentle with yourself. This is so raw for you right now. Time wont make it ever go away but u will learn to survive this. Grief and Joy can co-exist and both are okay.
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I can't say i feel your pain,but leave in god hands. God bless
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liz
God bless you..i am grieving my grandson lost at 24..its been 6 months but i know he is with the lord so i am happy for him..but i still miss him so much..it get a lil easier in time
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In Cor:we will be raised from the grave at his return and then we are told when we die and are believers that you go to Heaven .So my guestion is which is it,do remain in the grave until the Rapture or do we go at death?
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When we die we are one with Chist, we go right to him. Then later he gives us are spiritual bodies, we will recognize ourselves, we will be more beautiful then here on earth. We will be young there is no old or infermed person in heaven.When we die we are one with the Father, forever!!!
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Colleen Angel Coll
I found my Mother dead naked , was sitting on the toilet her feet leaning toward the right, her bofy snd hrsd leaning towards the left.
So decade her face wss unrecognizable and her entire body charcoal black with flies all around her.
I lost not just my Mom that day but my best friend. And the one person believed and always has my back
I'm broken inside and out. I feel like I'll never get over her loss.
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Blee Elohim
Im praying that God Almighty would restore your soul as if it never happened. Just like He did for Joesph who was sold by his brothers into Egypt. He did it for me too. I was a sex slave from a child and have been free for 10 years now. My mother and father did forsake me. BUT ABBA, PAPA, FATHER, DADDY GOD. LIFTED ME UP. Im working by the spirit of God to get my 1st born free and my grandchildren that he has. Colleen is Abbas beloved ❤ daughter. 🙏🕊😍
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Noni Lee
I pray that you feel the love and warmth of the Lord at this enduring, hard time....
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Frances
I lost my mother on 12/10 my heart is broken I'm in so much pain I miss her so much 😥
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I’m sorry to hear that you lost your mother. I lost my grandmother on 12/9 and she was my best friend, my second mother as she would say. We had a special, unbreakable bond and this loss is one that I fear I will never get over. I miss her so much!
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Maria1982
I lost my mother in law and it hurt bad she was like a mother to me nice warm hearted she took care of her grands i miss her i visit her at tge hospital i held her hand oh Lord i loved that lady Janice Battle i miss you i have to accept the fact you gone iim going to miss your messages already Lord help us
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). The Lord will wrap His arms of love and comfort around those who trust in Him. 3. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3).
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Anna maria
My Brother Giovanni passed away more than a year ago. We are all crying still and cannot accept all this . My parents are old and suffering so much. He was young and needed to be operated sooner. Doctors waisted too much time. We are angry .
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Sents'omarelebohile8@
I lost my mother on the 17th March 2022 and am struggling to find peace in my heart. I can't get over it. I even think maybe it ok if i can join her. But am scared for my son.
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I have prayed for you that God will give you his peace. I know what it is to lose a mother. it is very painful. May God grant you his daily strength that you may be able to be there for your son also.

God Bless
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Jerome Martin
My lost brothers and sisters facts of life if God give you your lives before deaths then facts of life that God have life after deaths for us please stop letting Satan thoughts deceive you Now I pray you all go in peace even after deaths but thy shall not kill neither one self by God law.
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Hello Sents’ omarelebohile8, truly the pain of loosing someone near and dear to our hearts is an ultimate struggle. Dear friend, there is only One Who understands fully and Who can give you the peace you are searching for. You have everything to live for, especially so as you have a son! There are two text from scripture I’d like for you to read. The first one is Matthew 6:33 and the second one is Romans 8:18 there is promise, hope, and God’s tender mercies in these two verses. Focus everything on God, ask Him to guide your thinking, your purpose, your future. He is right there with you and He will never leave you nor forsake you. Let Him be the keeper of your heart.
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Grey Kaufman
Ok. I just lost my daughter to suicide and was wrecked for days over it. same as you, as your loved one passed on. just know there IS an afterlife and you WILL see her again WHEN IT IS YOUR TIME. Do not abandon your life until you have given as much joy to others as there is sorrow in your bones. In fact the best way to evaporate grief is to see others as more important than yourself and pay back sorrow by being a positive person who looks to bless everyone around them. In small ways be that blessing, assign yourself this duty and see how being kind and thoughtful around others pays back grief tenfold. Then as your own death soon overtakes you, as it will all of us reading this, you will die knowing you reversed your own sadness with being unselfish and destroyed your depression through evoking joy in others. Death will have us all, but not before we lived life being an example of the opposite of what we see in people around us, their egotistic, selfish desires causing others stress and anxiety. Give joy where there is no hope, attack depression with action and be a light unto others, then your life will really matter.
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Dawn
Dawn,Amen I thank u so much I need healing I'm grieving my mom passing the 1st holidays without her,I need help,,
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Lillian
Praise the Lord for the beautiful promises of His love and compassion for those of us who are suffering, and are grieving the loss of a loves ones.

In 2019 I lost my best friend, a year later, 2020, I lost my Mother, a godly faithful woman, six month later, I lost my husband, 8 months later my sister, and just a week ago my dearest Aunt in a car accident. But one thing I do know, that I have the blessed hope to see my family again very soon when Jesus Comes Again to takes us home.
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OLIVIA
Thank you God for your promising word.
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Bonnie Cardell-Garrels-Holder
I lost lots of my family members.i lost my husband.
I am really struggling with the loss of my twin brother. I do completely know there is a God. I have to work on my wrongs. God I know still loves me. I have faith I have to keep working on letting go and letting God with his plans. I know for sure God is always with me. Someday maybe I will understand things. All I know is I need to keep faith in God and lean on him.
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Keep the faith in God
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Billow
Keep faith in Gos dear. As he has always been with us through our Lord Jesus Christ .
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Genieford
I lost my only grandson to an accidental overdose just 2 months ago. My family is moving on, but I'm in so much pain. Why can't I pick up the pieces. I was very close to him and miss him so much. Will it ever get easier?
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I am sorry for the loss of your loved one. I know that God Himself understands your pain.  He sent His Son to earth to live as man, so that He could fully experience life as we experience it.  He knows what it is like when you feel pain.  He knows what it is like to be in difficult circumstances and tempted to give up.
 
I would say that probably the best thing that can come out of our grief is that we can understand salvation in a much deeper way.  After being separated from one of the people we love most on this earth, we can began to truly sense what an awesome thing Jesus did when He actually CHOSE to be separated from His Father in order to provide salvation for us.  At the time He made that choice, the future was hid from Him, He thought it was forever, and yet He went ahead because of His great love for us.  That is truly amazing grace!
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Neicy
I lost my first born 😪 and aunt in 1997 due to a drunk driver, that was the worst day of my life, but god gave me 3 more children who i adore it's been hard and sometimes i still cry but i no god is good and he doesn't make no mistakes
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Sue
We lost our only child of 50 yrs old on June 6, 2020 which was also one of her daughters,' birthday. I still cry alot and cant seem to move on. Why? She had so much to give. She spent most of her life taking care of hanicap adults. My faith has taken a very hard hit.
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Sue when i read this my heart went out to you as i just lost my daughter of 53 yrs on Wed. Its such a hard heartbreaking thing to go through & then to have the void. I prayed for you and will continue to do so. May Abba Father hold you close . May His grace & mercy be poured out to you to comfort you that you may comfort others with the same comfort with which you are comforted. He does exceeding abundantly above what we could ask or think.
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Belle
Be strong dear and be comforted by the Holy Spirit deep in your heart of hearts.

I know this may be difficult, but let your trust in God be firm. Never let incidents of life shake your faith. Rather be always thankful to God, who kept her those 50 years. Remember, God said to be thankful in all situations. We may not understand the logic of this, but He knows everything.

I am sending virtual hugs to you dear. I know that the hug of comfort from the precious Holy Spirit is enveloping you now and strengthening your heart and spirit.

Also, believe that she is at rest with God.

It is well with you my dear sister.
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Lydia Joy McCoy
I was looking for a Bible verse to post on my cousins obituary. I just wanted to tell you your not alone. I'll put you on our Prayer list. I lost my 12-7-04 to cancer. I still lived at home & I'm the youngest of 6 kids the only not married. So I'll tell you what a friend told me at mom's funeral she'd lost her mom 3yrs before me. She said Lydia your going to have people come up & say time heals all things. That's not true God just makes it more tolerable & 18 years later it's the truth. I have days it feels like yesterday & day it feels like a life time ago. The song From the depths of my heart...sung by the Isaac's it's a good song for anything really. Anyway i hope i have over stepped. Your in my Prayers hang .
My name is Lydia Joy McCoy
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Linda
THE LORD GIVETH AND THE LORD CAN TAKE US AWAY ANY TIME HE PLEASES BECAUSE HE IS AN ALMIGHTY GOD. NO, WE DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE WITH GROWN CHILDREN HAVE TO DIE AS WELL AS PEOPLE WHO DIES AND LEAVES SMALL CHILDREN. THIS IS
WHY WE PRAY “GOD LET YOUR WILL BE DONE, NOT MY WIILL. I PRAY GOD WILL STRENGTHEN YOU ALL TO EXCEPT HIS WILL. WE WILL NEVER BE READY FOR OUR LOVE ONES TO LEAVE HERE. MY GRANDMOTHER WAS 89 WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY. MY MOTHER WAS NOT READY TO SEE HER GO EVEN AT HER AGE. GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU ALL.
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Hennie Louw
Dear Sue, we lost our eldest son on 5 June 2019 due to suicide. We will not get answers to our ,"Why's" on earth, but in heaven all will be revealed. I hear your anguish and pray that your heart will heal and your mind be put at ease. She served others in need and now rests with our Father. Please keep on shining her light to those around you and me your friends and family be the hands of Jesus touching your soul and embracing your body with His love! - Your friend in Christ
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My husband is on hospice, he’s outlived he 2 week prediction and is on about day 235! While I’m greatful for the extra time. I’m watching him decline rather quickly. We are having th Christians and know where we’re going g ts just so hard to watch our soul mate decline mentally & physically daily.
What can I talk to him about to lift his sports ( and mine) he’s only 55. :(
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Martina
I be having a hard time it's like every 6 months every year wanted to people in the family for the past 10 years my family has been passing but I got this in my heart and it keeps me going that we will see each other again and I remember a passage in the Bible that God will be waiting for us rejoicing together one day and that's what keeps me going every day of course I cry of course I miss them but I also remember in God's words and his promise and it keeps me going Amen Lord Jesus Christ someday I will see all my family
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Ginger
I just lost my mother 5 wee ago and I’m having the hardest time. I believe I just want to see her again. Will I know her as my mother.
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We're sorry to hear that. To answer this question: When loved ones are reunited in heaven, will they recognize one another? ...
“Then I shall know just as I also am known” (1 Corinthians 13:12).

Answer: The Bible clearly teaches that the saved who have died will be raised to life, join the saved who are living, and enter God’s new kingdom together (Isaiah 26:19; Jeremiah 31:15–17; 1 Corinthians 15:51–55; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18). It also teaches that loved ones in God’s new kingdom will know one another, just as people recognize each other on the earth today.

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Hey I also lost my mum, in July. I feel the same way, and I have the same questions. I thought it would be abit comforting to know that you're not alone.
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LaQueia
My son was murdered on 11/21/21 it's been almost a year and I am still not over it I know God has me but can anyone tell me how to get through this because it's my first time loosing someone that close to me and my heart hurts so bad sometimes I think if I just end it all I will be okay I know that's not the way cause I have 3 other kids and grandkids but it hurts so bad
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My deepest condolences for your loss.
As you begin a new season, I pray to God that he provides all that you need to carry on with humility and much contentment.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10)
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I am sorry for the loss of your loved one. I know that God Himself understands your pain.  He sent His Son to earth to live as man, so that He could fully experience life as we experience it.  He knows what it is like when you feel pain.  He knows what it is like to be in difficult circumstances and tempted to give up.  There are probably no words I can say that will heal the hurt you feel, but I do want you to know that we care and are praying for you.
 
I would say that probably the best thing that can come out of our grief is that we can understand salvation in a much deeper way.  After being separated from one of the people we love most on this earth, we can began to truly sense what an awesome thing Jesus did when He actually CHOSE to be separated from His Father in order to provide salvation for us.  At the time He made that choice, the future was hid from Him, He thought it was forever, and yet He went ahead because of His great love for us.  That is truly amazing grace!
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Yeri
Quite encouraging scriptures
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Catt
Hi

I’m deeply grieving right now of the loss of my sister. But I’m also worried, because she wasn’t religious at all, even her funeral will be by a celebrant and not a priest or minister. I’m scared if she’ll go to heaven, because I’ve read if she didn’t believe in Christ , then she’ll burn in hell. I can’t function thinking about this. And I’m losing my faith fast.
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Shuelette
I buried my husband yesterday and it so painful for me. My heart is so empty but I'm counting and Jesus to guide me through
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Sorry for your loss.Good bless you in this difficult time
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Vickie
I have had many losses in the past years, but the last two years have been extra painful. I lost my sweet sister of 45 to Covid in 2020. 10 months later, my father passed away from, I truly believe, a broken heart after losing my sister. My mother in law passed away four days after my father, yet again, I feel due to the loss of my brother in law due to a heart attack, and now, I have just lost my precious uncle…the big brother to my dad, after having lived for 90 years. I feel that each time my heart begins to heal, it is rebroken with another loss. I just celebrated my mother in law’s 71st birthday on October 2nd, and my sister’s 47th birthday on October 3 and the Celebrations of life for both of my father and mother in law this week. My sister’s Celebration of Life is next month. I know where all of my loved ones are, and I know that I will be with them whenever the Lord calls me home. I just struggle with my own broken heart, and the worst thing besides being alone because they are no longer with me, the people I always turned to for comfort are no longer with me. I know that my heart will heal with time, but right now, it is truly almost unbearable. I thank you so much for these scriptures from the Bible. They are constantly be read and absorbed. I just need prayer that I will eventually heal. I know that my Heavenly Father is watching over me…comforting me and giving me strength. I know He is…it is just so painful. I am struggling on how to come to peace and let the hurt go.
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John
I was widowed 3 years ago when my wife died of cancer and sometimes still remember her. I know what grief is like
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Penny wilson
Recently loss a very specia friend who was a Christian and loves the lord. It was a murder and so unexpected. These verses have special meaning. Jesus makes no mistakes and even in this horrible situation will be glorified. Her life was one of selflessness and love for others . Jesus use me to continue to show your love to others. We miss you my sweet friend. Today is her first heavenly birthday.
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Melissa
My son was 36 and homeless and the people around him were no good he was in pain and cold and hungry I don't have faith in a god who would take him from me but then I know he no longer hungry or cold but the people who took him will never pay so how can I believe in justice when all there is .... Is evil
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Kate
Dear Melissa, am so sorry to hear about your son. Yes there is evil in the world but it doesn't come from God. God is love. He gave people choices but unfortunately people exercise the

choice to be wicked and unkind. It is not God's fault. He loves you and longs to be gracious to you; call out to Him in your pain and He will help you. Also if your son cried out to God before

he died then he is in heaven where there is no tears, pain or sorrow. And he is alive with God and would want to see you again.

"Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live." John 11:25

Ask God to come into your life and help you. He will. Because there is evil in the world troubles and pain will come. But with God in your life you will have hope and victory and restoration eventually. (and eternal life when you also leave this world.) May God comfort you and heal your heart and bring you HOPE and PEACE. In Jesus Name, Amen.
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Catt
See this is very upsetting what you just said ! IF he called out to God before he died. People don’t need to read that. That’s an awful thing to say. What are you saying if he never called out to God ?
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Nola Slappy
Hello We loss my Brother September 20-2022 Tuesday He died on the Surgery table He went in for Spine surgery The Medication they gave him was to powerful for his body and heart He had never had surgery first time he was 77years old so we need prayer 🙏✝️
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Nola Slappy
We will never loss our faith in God 🙏🙏
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Praise
I lost my only child of 21 years old. Am losing my mind and losing my faith because I held on to God as a believer but felt God abandoned me and allowed the enemies to mock me. Every June 27 is a month I will never forget in my life. Saying goodnight and waking up not seeing him again still like a dream am in. Lord light on me I pray.
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Regina Fontenot Thomas
I'm so sorry beloved🙏🙏I know your pain let's support one another in love and prayers through Jesus Christ our lord and savior don't give up stay focused on the lord in prayer have faith he right here with both of us..for I myself just buried my precious beautiful 16 yr old babyboy I'm lost to and very angry and heartbroken let's pray together lift one another up in the lord's word and love🙏🙏😪😪😪🙏help us heavenly father in your precious almighty holy son name Jesus Christ amen🙏🙏I love you sister in Christ Jesus please get in contact with me let's lift up one another may you be comforted in these troubling times but one day the sun will shine again and you will be strengthend through Jesus Christ and restored I lost my baby Oct 21,2020 I'm grieving please let's talk I could use a friend in jesus
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Hellen
Pray for me i always dream of my dead father ,dream of thieves spiritual men and Soo many things
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Mike
I lost my wife a year now & i still feel like it’s happened yesterday the pain is unbearable I’m paying to god to help me through this struggle Amen
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Simon Njenga
I lost my mom last week , she was a single mother and i was the only kid she had, i feel so heartbroken but am sure she is with the Lord watching over me and will meet her one day. Please Pray for me beacause i still dont believe she is no more 😥😥😥😥😥😥
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Jan
I thought when I lost my mother 20 years ago, I would never be able to go on. Knowing how devoted she was to the Lord, gave me comfort. Since that time several family members and close friends have died which has taken a chunk of my heart.

Nine months ago my son at 40 died unexpectedly from organ failure. We had no idea he was even sick. He had recently divorced and with COVID out there, he lived with us and worked from home. Just when things were moving again he was gone.

I had hours with him before he took his last breath where we talked about God and Jesus and it seemed he had a peace about him. I have no doubt that when he left his tired body, his soul went straight to be with the Lord.

Even though I know my son is with my mother, father, and others, my heart breaks daily that I can't touch or see him. I pray daily for peace and direction because I feel in everything I do needs to honor him. Reading scripture and words from others experiencing loss gives me some of the peace I'm yearning for. Honor those that have left us as well as those still in our lives.

My goal is now to do as much as I can for others even if it's just a smile or a kind word, until it's my time to see my son again. Bless you all.
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janiece
I just lost my dad 3wks ago i know he is out of pain in a better place but i still have a whole in my heart . got to be with him when he passed told it was ok to go to rest played the old rugged cross on my phone it was his favorite after the song he was at peace died right as the lasted note played. I also told him the next time he opens his eyes he will see Jesus. I just want to say god is merciful and grants it to all who need it my family and our faith are getting us through it. The Holy sprit and Jesus have been with us very step of the way, Thank you lord for your promises and your love and grace I'm here by his grace almost died 3 times and was intubated twice and on death watch for 5 heard everything that was said while i was in a coma. But god gave me grace to plant seeds and to be here for my family with dads passing. Just wanted to tell all that yes it hurts but remember Jesus and the Holy sprit will comfort us and be there when we fall we just have to pray and believe thank you for listening love to all brothers sister and all we have lost someone God is good!!!!
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Cat
My father passes a month ago and now my brother. My question is if the belief in god is so strong what stops a person from leaving this earth to be with their loved ones for eternity. If I’ll be reunited with my children eventually and have faith. When the pain is to much!!!
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Nicole Davis
I'm glad I came along searching on Google about memorials and custom/personalizing I wasn't really finding what I was looking for I've always been told and and I have learned God Truly works in Mysterious Ways!!! Because I kept scrolling down and I found these 9 verses and reading each one I cannot resist the Tears pouring down my face! My Beloved Precious Gorgeous Little Social Butterfly My Sweet Sweet Angel My 16year old daughter passed away 1month 2days before her 17th birthday Last December 10th of 2021 17 days before her younger brothers 14th Birthday His Best Friend His partner in crime and her older brother just as devastated and tortured by her passing She was such a Beautiful wonderful Bright spirit around us every day and We none of us us have been able to move forward We are just Stuck here in this time! I really appreciate seeing these 9 verses THANK YOU TREMENDOUSLY AND I A GRATEFUL
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Cristy
My good friend lost her husband her soulmate a year ago yesterday and she is struggling and she angry with god for taking her husband please pray for Angie
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As pastors We thank you men of God. We are made to broaden our understanding by your supplied verses. We thank God for this revelation. Be blessed
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TJ
My momma passed away almost 7 months ago and I miss her so much!!!! Please pray for me I am really struggling with it please pray that the Lord will give me the strength to get through this
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I am praying for you 🙏🙏🙏❗❗❗

Please say a prayer for my 5-year-old grandson my wife and myself we just lost our 26-year-old son to his addiction 5 days ago 😭😭😭❗❗❗
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I am praying for you
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Natalie
Hi. I lost my husband to death a month ago. We were married for 26 years. He was like a father mother brother sister everything to me. I miss him so much. The grief is horrible.
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Mattie Williams
I lost my husband on the 10 of July we had been married 42yrs. Pray for me and my family as I pray for you God will be with us.
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Silva
I’m a EMT at my local Community and I been struggling recently with a patient who passed away, it’s been really sad knowing their last words, and I thank you for sending these verse thanks
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Summersavary
Hi.
My 6 year old granddaughter Brooklynn passed away.
I am so broken hearted.
Please God help me through this sad time.🙏🙏🙏💔💔💔
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Nombulelo
Thanx for these bible verses i see light at the end of the tunnel,i see the meaning of the verses on interpretation, God Bless,Nombulelo
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Linda B.
I lost my dear sweet sister yesterday to cancer. The pain I feel is overwhelming and my heart is broken. The bond between sisters cannot be broken, I thought, until yesterday. It feels broken and I can’t fix it. I can’t hold my dear sister, Robin In my arms anymore, no more talks on the phone, no more hugs. She was just 65 and I’m 64, always close as two peas in a pod. My tears are coming so hard now, it feels like I can’t breath: oh God, through your precious Son and our Savior, help me please.

Lord, in trust, I ask for your peace, not only for myself, but also my brother-in-law, niece and her husband. I ask for your peace for those here and for everyone that has lost loved ones.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. John 14:27

Remember to seek Him and find Him when you search for Him with all your heart.
Trust in God with all your heart and ask for peace believing he has already given it to you. May you all find the peace that I too am now searching for.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4
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Vickie
My heart feels your pain, Linda. I, too, have lost my sweet sister. She was 45 and I then was 53. It is coming up on year two on November 15th…one week before my birthday. The pain is still raw. At times, I feel that I am healing…growing stronger, and then, a memory starts all of the pain all over again. I am praying for you. You are so very right…the bond between sisters cannot be broken…even if they are in heaven and we are still here on earth. We were to grow old together, but that was our plan…not God’s. We both know that we will be with our precious sisters when it is our time. I pray for comfort, peace, and strength for you.
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I am sorry for the loss of your loved one. I know that God Himself understands your pain.  He sent His Son to earth to live as man, so that He could fully experience life as we experience it.  He knows what it is like when you feel pain.  He knows what it is like to be in difficult circumstances and tempted to give up.  There are probably no words I can say that will heal the hurt you feel, but I do want you to know that we care and are praying for you.
 
I would say that probably the best thing that can come out of our grief is that we can understand salvation in a much deeper way.  After being separated from one of the people we love most on this earth, we can began to truly sense what an awesome thing Jesus did when He actually CHOSE to be separated from His Father in order to provide salvation for us.  At the time He made that choice, the future was hid from Him, He thought it was forever, and yet He went ahead because of His great love for us.  That is truly amazing grace!
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Lakisha hankins
Just please prat for me too havecontinuing strength and trust in God and havefaoth too mive on i justist my mom this year my dad last year and im so overwhelmed about life period i know God said dnt worry but sometimes its difficult but i do believe and trust that God heals and will restore my heart and soul and my family amen
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Kathleen
God bless you Lakishsa. I don't know what you are going through, but I recognize pain when I see it. And I see how badly you are hurting. just like me
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