Give God Your Grief-Receive Joy

Psalm 34:15

Recap:

• Give God Your Worry-Receive Peace (Isaiah 9:6-7)
• Give God Your Hurts-Receive Healing (Isaiah 53:3-5, Luke 2:10-11)
  • The Reality of Hurt
  • God’s Invitation to Exchange
  • The Healing Gift of Christ
  • Living Healed and Hopeful

Introduction

• Psalm 34:15
• Grief is a language we all speak, though we wish we did not. It visits uninvited, through loss, disappointment, heartbreak, and seasons of sorrow. Some carry it quietly; others wear it openly. But no matter how it manifests, grief is never meant to be carried alone.
• Today, we gather not to ignore grief, but to confront it with hope. Because the God we serve is not distant from our pain, He is near to the brokenhearted. He does not just observe our tears; He collects them. And in His presence, grief is not the end of the story.
• This message is an invitation: to lay down the weight of sorrow at the feet of Jesus, and to receive the joy that only He can give. Not a fleeting happiness, but a deep, soul-restoring joy that rises from the ashes of mourning.
• So, if you have been walking through the valley, if your heart has been heavy, if you have wondered whether joy could ever return, this word is for you. Let us explore how grief, when surrendered to God, becomes the soil where joy can grow.