Grief, Joy and Faith in God (Take Five)

This week’s Take Five shares stories of the ups and downs of life – when we grieve, when we laugh, and when we choose faith over fear. Our hope is that wherever you are, this compilation leads you to joy and to Jesus, who alone can ease our burdens and understand the complexity of our lives, no matter what circumstance we are in.

So You Thought Your Life Would Be Different By Now

“Disillusionment isn’t just for the obvious times when life doesn’t go as we planned. In fact, it seems to hit hardest when life is pretty good. It may strike you in the middle of what should be the life you want. It can hit after he proposes or after the acceptance letter to graduate school. It’s a feeling that may last a moment or a month, but when it comes, you can’t ignore it. Disillusionment is a deep disappointment in something or someone that turns out to be less good than we first believed. It literally means to be “without illusion”which doesn’t sound like a bad thing—so why does it hit so hard and threaten to knock out our joy and derail our faith?” Keep reading here.

Video: Samantha’s Story; Grief and Joy

Click here to watch Samantha’s Story from Round Rock Church of Christ on Vimeo.

When You Wish For Deeper Contentment

“The pines stood at attention that day. The wind whispered a song of mourning. The squirrels scurried from tree to tree. I lifted the handle of the casket for the short journey across the cemetery and I wondered while walking, how does one be thankful in even this?” Keep reading here.

Check out an earlier Take 5 post here.