#472 Embracing Grief: Why We Need to Connect Sadness, Gratitude, and Celebration

Christian Sexuality - Java with Juli

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🗓️ 3 July 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

It can often be tempting to push through the uncomfortable feelings that come with loss and try to just keep calm and carry on. But is that what we’re called to as followers of Christ? If Christ Himself took time to grieve, shouldn’t we?

Dr Greg and Erin Smalley join Juli on this episode of Java with Juli as they discuss the need to face and make sense of our pain so we can embrace real joy.

Guests: Dr. Greg Smalley and Erin Smalley

Greg and Erin on Instagram: @focusmarriage Greg and Erin on Youtube: @focusonthefamilymarriage

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0:00.0	Well, hey friend, welcome to Job with Julie, hosted by Me Julie Slattery.
0:06.0	This podcast is a listener supported outreach of authentic intimacy and ministry dedicated
0:10.8	to reclaiming God's design for sexuality.
0:13.2	Well, one of the things I think we've lost in today's culture is the ability to agree
0:18.5	well.
0:19.5	When we face challenges or losses, when we experience the death of a loved one, maybe
0:24.3	a hard disappointment, I think we often forget the importance of facing our sadness and
0:29.3	hurt.
0:30.3	I know I have a tendency to do that.
0:32.4	You know as Christians, it can be tempting to think that we're just supposed to put
0:35.3	on a happy face and move on.
0:38.0	But Jesus did not take that approach.
0:40.1	I love that the scripture says that he wept, even when he knew that joy was coming.
0:45.3	And he actually called blessed or really happy people who mourn.
0:49.8	Now if our Savior highlighted the importance of grieving and if he wasn't ashamed to bring
0:54.2	his tears before his father, it might be more important than we realize for us to observe
0:59.7	and embrace grief in our lives and with the people around us.
1:03.9	As the scripture says, we're supposed to weep with those who weep.
1:07.2	Well, this is exactly where we're headed in our conversation today.
1:11.0	I'm joined once again by my friends Dr. Bragg and Aaron Smalley.
1:15.0	We talk about why we need to grieve, along with celebrating, and we talk about the different
1:20.1	ways we access our grief and how we can express our grief in healthy ways.
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