🌿 When the Waters Rise: Walking Through Loss and Grief
1Now this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior
Loss changes everything.
Not just the earth-shattering kind that comes through death or disaster, but also the quiet, private losses—the ones people don’t always see or recognize. The loss of a job. The end of a friendship or a marriage. The slow fading of health. The ache of a dream that didn’t come to pass. The distance that grows in a family. Even the invisible grief that comes with aging or entering a new season of life where things just aren’t what they used to be.
Grief doesn’t ask permission. It simply arrives—and when it does, it can feel disorienting. You may find yourself wondering:
Where did everything go wrong?
Why do I feel so empty?
Does this pain matter to God?
You don’t need to lose a loved one to grieve deeply. Grief is the response of a heart that has loved, hoped, invested, or trusted—and then found itself suddenly carrying absence instead. Grief is not weakness. It is sacred. And all forms of loss deserve to be named, felt, and honored.
As a trauma-informed counselor and someone who has both witnessed and walked through many seasons of loss, I’ve come to believe this deeply:
God does not ignore our grief. He honors it.
That’s the heart behind my 5-part devotional series, Finding God in the Aftermath.
This journey isn’t just for those mourning death—it’s for anyone who has stood at the edge of something once whole and watched it come undone. It’s for those who feel confused by change, overwhelmed by transition, or lost in the subtle sorrow of letting go.
Each part invites you to sit with God in your real, unpolished story—where healing doesn’t mean forgetting and faith doesn’t mean pretending to be fine.
💧 Part 1 acknowledges the disorientation of loss—the way everything inside and outside us can shift overnight.
🌊 Part 2 speaks to the feeling of being overwhelmed by circumstances, emotions, or change—like standing in a flood with no solid ground.
💔 Part 3 gently reminds us that grief is not the absence of faith, but a sign of deep love and connection.
🕯 Part 4 honors the long silences—those seasons when God seems far and our prayers feel unanswered.
🌈 Part 5 offers hope, not as a fix, but as a quiet companion on the path toward restoration.
Whatever your loss may be—seen or unseen—this series is a safe place to bring your heart. A place where you don’t have to explain why it hurts. A place where you can meet God, not after your grief is resolved, but right in the middle of it.
Because here is the truth:
God sees. God hears. And God walks with us through every kind of aftermath.
You don’t have to move on to be loved.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to be held.
You are not alone in this.
Come join me for five days of honesty, healing, and hope.
Let’s walk through the aftermath—together.
The series will be delivered, 1 part each week, free via my newsletter starting this Saturday. Includes devotional content, breath prayers, healing art prompts, and journaling prompts.
