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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME...SEVEN BIRTHDAYS SINCE HIS DEATH...MY SURVIVAL SUCCESS!
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Triumph over Tragedy!
June 14, 1984 - March 19, 2002
My sweet Jonathan when he was younger
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me...I will be 53 tomorrow, April 20!
Hi everyone,
I am Karen and this is my story...six years later...I am still here!
JONATHAN...the youngest out of my four children was tragically killed in a car accident on March 19, 2002. I was so devestated. I thought my world had
ended. I wanted to die. I had two choices concerning the death of my son. (1) to allow the death of my son to bring death to me or to allow the death of my son to bring life to me and help me to live so that I could live with him forever in Heaven. I chose to live...so I could live with my son forever in Heaven and be with JESUS. We have a choice. But, in the case of losing a loved one, there is one thing that has to be taken care of in order to keep living...the HEART. It is possible to die of a broken heart. Such is the case of Anna Nicole Smith when she lost her son Daniel. She died of a broken heart. My personal opinion is this, she had no one around her to help her, no one to lead her to the right kind of help...JESUS. JESUS is the only one who can heal a broken heart. There are those who disagree, maybe it is possible to keep hanging on by a thread if you don't have JESUS. But, eventually that is not going to be enough. JESUS is the answer to grief. If you cry out to him and give him your broken heart, he will mend it. I know, I did just that. I am still here. I can tell you that sometimes I sit and think "how can I be here and know that my Jonathan is gone and I can't talk to him or see him...nothing!" My mind gets back on track and my thinking is this "Jonathan is with the Lord and I will see him again and be with him forever". God says that in his word. Oh, but I keep forgetting...some of you don't believe. Well, I can only tell you what I have experienced. I have peace about my situation...peace that I wouldn't have if JESUS hadn't healed my heart. I can tell others how to go on after the loss of a loved one. I have experienced it and am living it. If I can do it, so can anyone else. It isn't a big complicated thing. You just give your heart to JESUS, ask him into your heart and accept him as your Savior. Then you ask him to heal your broken heart. It is an act of your will. You say it...the spoken word is very powerful. It says so in the Bible...and if you don't believe in the Bible...it is proven to be powerful through other sources other than the Bible. Once you see loss through Spiritual eyes, you can deal with it in a healthy way. If you see your loss the way the world views the loss, it is "Hopeless". The key to the "Hope" is JESUS. If you are "Hopeless" you are JESUSless. If you are "Hopeful", you are full of JESUS. He is the HOPE. If you are skeptical, just try it anyway, I can tell you that you won't be sorry. It works. I know.
It is possible to live and be happy even if you have experienced the loss of a loved one. No - it will never be the same and yes - you will still hurt and you will still cry and miss your loved one. You just learn to live with the loss in a healthy way and when your heart is healed, God will send others to you so that you will be able to help them.
SURVIVAL TIPS
...Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him. Isaiah 57:19
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted; And saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. Psalm 31:24
...which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Colossians 1:27
1Thessalonians 4:13 -18
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve, as do the rest who have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, and remain until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep.
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore comfort one another with these words.
There are many verses in the Bible that deal with death and grief. These are only a few. I just wanted to let you know that they are there and Jesus is there if you will give him your heart and give him a chance. We only live once on this earth and we need to make it count. Take your grief and loss and turn it around and live and help others live. Take as many people to Heaven with you that you can.
There are those who will read this post and turn it into an ugly religious debate. They will post ugly remarks and turn it into something totally different than what was intended.
Please keep ugly, nasty, negative remarks to yourself. If you can't say anything nice, be quiet...this is for someone who has lost a loved one and is searching for answers...if this is not your answer...don't ruin it for someone else. If it is not for you then go find another post and put your two cents worth there...
Thank you Jesus for sending hurting people to this post for answers concerning grief. Lord, I pray that all of those who mean harm will be silenced...
Thank you Jesus for your grace and mercy and your love for all of us...even those who don't believe. I pray right now for an anointing on this post and that all who need to come will be drawn by your Holy Spirit.
Amen
Afterthought: I have learned a valuable lesson concerning Journal Posts. When you post something, STAND or you will FALL for anything. I will STAND and not FALL because I believe in GOD, JESUS and the HOLY SPIRIT and as the person who posted this and believes in this post...there will be no replies or responses from me. Just know that if you do post something positive...I thank you...and if by chance the negative remarks make it on here...to each his own...whatever you say and do is your business and your remarks and belief won't change my belief. That is between you and God. Bless you all...and yes that includes those who don't believe. I Bless you all in the name of Jesus and pray for God's love for you and your families.
Blessings to All,
Greeneyes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME...I CHOOSE TO LIVE!
Comments:
Happpy Happpy Happy Birthday Karen. I love ya lots and this was a wonderful post. Your blessed and the Lord will see you through. Times are painful and sometimes the hurt is so overwhelming, but thank the Lord you were given the greatest thing ever to help get you through....and that is JESUS. You are right, not everyone has HIM to turn to. Hope your weekend is great....have fun and smile and remember Jesus loves you and me toooo.:-)
Love Lisa
So my blessed friend Sunbury27 told me you we're celebrating your birthday this weekend. I loved your post. You Rock !!!! Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed birthday weekend. Take Care & God Bless.
Sunburry told me to stop in and wish you the best birthday ever!!! Thanks for your post, you're a beautiful person!!! Have a blessed one!!!
I'm sorry you lost your son. He's very handsome. I am glad you've been able to deal with your loss as you have. Happy Birthday!
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