The Power Of Death
A time will come when sorrow will end. Around this time last year, God showed me the death of an old friend. He appeared to be asleep, but I vividly recall my grandfather saying to me in the dream, “Your friend is dead.” In that moment, within the dream I dropped to my knees and screamed. For the next few weeks, I sought out God to understand the meaning behind this dream.
It troubled me to dream something like that; I found myself questioning why God would reveal the death of someone I thought of as a friend, even though we were never particularly close. One day, I wrote down all the possible meanings behind this dream. In that moment, I heard the Holy Spirit say, “What do I do with dead things?” I replied, “Resurrect them.” At this point, I began to realize that death in this dream represented a positive transformation. It wasn’t that my friend would experience physical death anytime soon; rather, he would soon become dead to sin—a born-again believer; a new creation. God reveals many things to me, but death has never been one of them, and if I’m honest, I’d prefer not to know. Tonight, as I was reading the Word, I came across an insert in the Bible titled, “Sorrow: No More Tears.” That’s when I began to open my heart to God’s revelation on this subject.
I have learned that often it takes sorrow for us to turn to Christ. Death is unfortunate for both the individual and their loved ones. While the individual does not experience the aftermath, they have still lost a life that was a gift from God. On the other hand, the loved ones must cope with the heartbreak of never being able to see that person again. Imagine an individual who must not only face death but also endure the effects that follow it. Spiritually, many of us have experienced or are currently experiencing something similar, and it can be quite difficult. As you evolve into the person God has called you to be, you must also mourn the person you once were while navigating the process of God’s pruning. To put it simply, you are experiencing pain because you are in the process of becoming a new creation in Christ. You are mourning the old all while trying to embrace the new. This is a sorrowful season, but it is a godly sorrow. A godly sorrowful season is one in which God allows you to experience sorrow to aid in your complete transformation.
You are not alone. I have been through similar challenges, and many others are experiencing this as well. However, God wants you to know that He sees and understands the season you are in, and there is a purpose behind it. You are in this situation because you are strong enough to overcome it. You possess a supernatural strength to accomplish all things because Christ is within you. There will come a time when God will completely change the course of your life, as there is a season for everything. As it says in Ecclesiastes 3:4, “a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance”. I assure you, your period of sorrow will not be in vain, nor will it last forever. As stated in Psalms 30:5, “…weeping may stay for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.” So, stay the course!
Scripture to reflect on:
2 Corinthians 7:8-11:
8) Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— 9) yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10) Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 11) See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
