Day 140 - Don't Rush into Remarriage

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 Don’t Rush into Remarriage Day 140 Dr. Jim Conway says, "In the early days of losing Sally, it was a desperateness, 'What am I going to do for all of the holes that have been left by her death?' And so the logical thing, you think, is to find somebody else who can help you in all of these areas of life. She was not just a wife. We wrote books together; we traveled together; we stood side by side as we did seminars; we managed the office together; we did the counseling together. We were just totally intertwined. "In the early days of panic there's this urgency to try to replace that, but it's the worst time to do this because you're just under so much other stress. The choices you make would be panic choices instead of choices that are best for you." You are only ready for the potential of remarriage when you no longer need that relationship to feel whole. Let God fill your gaping holes, and trust Him to direct the paths of your future relationships. Your relationship with God must be your primary concern. "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" (Romans 15:13). Holy Spirit, I trust in You to fill me and to guide me. Give me Your hope that overflows. 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