BREADCRUMBS OF FAITH DEVOTIONAL 26: Good Godly Grief

Grieving isn't always about loss; sometimes, it's about growth. Imagine feeling unexplained sadness or depression, only to realize that these emotions are paving the way for a profound spiritual renewal. Join me, Natasha Dias, as I share a heartfelt revelation that I experienced through a deep dialogue with the Holy Spirit. We explore Colossians 3:5-10, dissecting how the process of putting to death our sinful nature can lead to moments of grief that ultimately transform us into stronger, more Christ-like individuals.

This week’s episode of Breadcrumb Of Faith Devotional and offers a fresh perspective on how mourning can be a beneficial and transformative part of our faith journey. 

Transcript

Speaker 1 0:02

Hey , there you're tuned into another episode of All Things Skin Wellness and Faith , a podcast where you'll learn simple ways to implement skin care and wellness techniques from a holistic approach . On this podcast , we'll explore practical ways to address skin health and overall holistic spiritual well-being , while deepening your faith . I'm your host , natasha Diaz , a licensed holistic esthetician , day spa owner and a faithful believer and follower of Christ , and it's time to get ready to get encouraged and empowered as we dive into all things skin wellness and faith . Hi and welcome back to this week's episode of Broadcomers of Faith by all things skin wellness and faith , our weekly encouragement and this is actually going to be an encouragement slash revelation as it was given to me .

Speaker 1 1:11

If you've ever had a moment where you have just kind of felt , you know , depressed or sad for you know a reason that is unexplained , I would just want to invite you to kind of sit down with the Holy Spirit and kind of just take a look on where that's really coming from . I really recently had a moment where the Holy Spirit was just talking to me and this had actually been over the course of a couple days where I've had some revelations come to me about a few different things and I honestly had to sit down with the Holy Spirit and kind of just dive into a little back and forth dialogue and kind of just asking him OK , what is it exactly that you're seeing in this moment , so that I myself could digest it . And what I was led to was a scripture in Colossians . It's Colossians , chapter three , verses five , nine and 10 . And that reads where is it so ? Put to death sinful , earthly things that are lurking within you have nothing to do with sexual immorality , impurity , lust , evil desires . So don't be greedy , for a greedy person is an idolater worshiping things of the world . Don't lie to each other , for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds . Put your new nature , put on your new nature and be renewed as you learn to know your creator and become more like him . So I feel like sometimes what happens is , you know , as we grow in our walk and we grow with Christ , we're constantly working to be renewed in Christ , daily . The Bible says I believe it's in Romans to renew your mind daily . Daily . The Bible says I believe it's in Romans to renew your mind daily . And I'm sure we are all striving and we all are looking to do that and to grow to be more Christ-like .

Speaker 1 3:12

But what happens is , sometimes we can have things that lie dormant , and if we know the definition of dormant , that means that things can lie down and be silent for a time , but it doesn't really mean that they're gone , that they're dead . It means that they can come back and be revived at any point in time . And I think , in a situation like this , I know what I was going through or what was being revealed in me that there are some things that can still or are still lying dormant , that have not been truly put to death . Now , anytime you put something to death or anytime you experience death is what I want to say there's a mourning that goes along with that , and so , in this situation , what was revealed to me is that , basically , this is a time of death , a time of pruning , a time with things that are truly being cut off of you in a pruning season . So , as you have death , you have mourning , and as you have mourning , you have sadness or depression . So all those things lie together . So , in the sense of the world and our natural nature , we can look at not sin , I'm sorry we can look at depression and sadness as being a bad thing , but in this situation it's more towards a period of renewal , a period of the Lord pruning you , taking these things off , chopping these things off , making sure that they're not just dormant , but that they're actually gone , dead , alive , gone , never to be revived again . And so in this situation , we can see that mourning is actually a good thing . Actually , when you're going through a grieving session , mourning is actually good because it allows you to get over that death and move on to the next chapter in your life . And that is exactly what is going on in this situation .

Speaker 1 5:08

So in the Bible we know that in Matthew that Jesus talks about dying to self . And this is exactly what's going on here Putting these old things , these old natures , completely to death so that they cannot be renewed , so that I'm not so that , yes , so they cannot be renewed , so that we can be renewed and we can walk in that new Christ-like nature . So what I want to do is I want to just ask you to like , go over this word in your own time , and just I want to invite you to ask the Lord , ask the Holy Spirit , to reveal to you any natures , anything that may be in you that is lying dormant , that really needs to be put to death , because if things are lying dormant , then that means that they have the chance to come back and that means that they can come back to haunt you at a time where it can really be a hindrance to your growth and to your walk . And I feel like it's really important that we make sure that these things cannot just creep back , because if they can creep back , just like weeds in a garden , they can choke the life out of all the good things , they can choke the life out of your flowers , they can choke the life out of your good fruit per se , and we do not want that to happen . So in your private time today , I invite you to go over the scripture Again .

Speaker 1 6:34

That was in Colossians , chapter three . It's verses five , nine and 10 . And basically , like I said , it's just talking about death , putting off your old self and walking in renewal of your new self . All right , so that is it for now . We want to keep this short and sweet , as it is a breadcrumb , but just a chance for you to just , you know , reevaluate and just take a look at where you are in your spiritual walk , and always . You know , just as Christ invites us to grow and to grow in him , I want to invite you to do the same thing , just to make sure that you know we're going from glory to glory to glory . All right , that's it for now . Like I said , we want to keep this short and sweet Until the next time . Be blessed and be a blessing . Bye .