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With every death that comes there is a natural recognition of life. Where you are, how far you’ve come, where you’re going, and most importantly why. You take stock of the good times you’ve shared and think about how to make the most of each day to come. Then time passes. Somehow, in some unwanted way, you begin to forget. You forget how it felt the moment you found out. You forget how your soul felt whenever the person who has passed was brought up. You forget the type of tears and thoughts that mourning brings. You didn’t want to forget. You always wanted to remember. To remind yourself to be thankful each day and to really make the most of everything.
But God’s plans are different. It seems “spiritual” at the time and we assume we are acting and thinking with the best of intentions, but God knows, our intentions are flawed. He does all things to Glorify himself. So He heals. He makes a way for us to forget. He knows that if we constantly remember, the more we try desperately to hold on to the memories of pain, the less we are focused on Him and His good. You don’t forget the person, the memories, or the pain of their absence. You, thankfully, lose the feelings that come with deep mourning.
I remember when my grandmother died. I’ve not talked much about her, but she is, hands down, the most inspirational woman I’ll ever know. Not really wondering why… just painfully wishing it wasn’t happening and wanting to wallow forever. Truly, I didn’t want to stop crying. She deserved my constant tears. As days passed, the less I thought about her, the guiltier I felt. But He chose her, and He chooses me. So He wills that I forget.
He is just so much MORE IMPORTANT than death; than that particular person’s life. It’s not insensitive. It’s truth. We cannot comprehend how big He is, and how small we are, so it seems so brutal. So unfair.
But Christ is perfect. He mourned. He allows us to mourn because He knows we must, but He insists that we forget. That we regain focus. We must open our eyes, see the light, encounter the significance of creation and the power and joy that each life can bring to another.
Death always brings the recognition of life.
But we’ll forget. And it’s okay. He wants, wills, and created us to. The only death He asks us to remember is His own. His death begs our attention and allows us to live.
Christ says, “forget about it.” Forget about the pain of death, the ache of sin, know that He continually (undeserving) forgives. and heals.
But not for you, for His Glory.
I wrote this post mainly for myself… just a reminder that its okay to forget the pain.
