Choose to Trust

Responses to pain or loss

Desolation

Denial

Therapeutic crying

Lament

 

Four stages of lament

1. Turn to God in prayer.
2. Complain to God.
3. Ask God to act or help.
4. Trust God in the midst of distress.

 

Psalm 13

Turning to trust:  “But…”

 

Application

For yourself

For another