Day 220 - What Is at the Center of Your Life?

365 daily emails to help you through the grieving process Grief support groups: Click here to find a GriefShare group near you. If you would like to find a group for a friend or relative, try our Search Page. Want to read ahead or resend a previous daily email? Click Here What Is at the Center of Your Life? Day 220 In the solar system, planets have a predictable orbit because the sun is a stable gravitational "center." Imagine what would happen to those planets if the sun suddenly disappeared. You, too, need a stable center for your life, or your life could go spinning off into orbit. Perhaps you feel as if you are floating crazily and aimlessly right now. Take care not to place another person at the center of your life; your life cannot revolve around a person because no matter how much that individual loves you, he or she is fallible and can unintentionally fail you. Dee Brestin says, "Put your trust in God. It sounds simplistic. I think that often particularly women have a tendency toward depending on people instead of God. They cling too tightly. They don't think they will ever be alone. They almost tend to make that person like God, and they're shocked when that person either lets them down or dies. How important it is to know that you have a Friend who is closer than a brother, who will never let you down and will never die." In the end, only one thing is permanent. Your relationship with God, if you have one, cannot be taken away. Because this relationship is so critical to your stability, it's important to know for sure that you have the kind of relationship with Him that will ensure He is permanently in the center of your life. "Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you" (Psalm 9:10). Lord God, You will never leave me or let me down. Forgive me for placing other people and things at the center of my life. I want You as my secure foundation. Amen. Grieving with Hope This GriefShare-based book contains short, topical chapters addressing issues that grieving people face but are often hesitant to mention to others; it gently guides people to determine whether they're grieving in a way that leads to hope and ultimate healing. Look for Grieving with Hope by Samuel Hodges and Kathy Leonard at a local or online bookstore or at griefshare.org/hope. If you would like to recommend these daily emails to a friend, please click here and choose one of the options under Share. For more information about GriefShare, including how to sign up for these daily emails, please click here. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2003-2013 by The Church Initiative, Inc., All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without explicit permission in writing from Church Initiative. You subscribed to this daily email through www.griefshare.org. We value your privacy! We will never give, sell, rent, or otherwise share your email or personal information with any other organization — EVER. To remove this email address from further mailings Click Here while connected to the internet. If you have any problems or concerns, please contact dailyemailsupport@griefshare.org. GriefShare 250 S. Allen Rd. Wake Forest, NC 27587 (800) 395-5755