#472 Embracing Grief: Why We Need to Connect Sadness, Gratitude, and Celebration
Java with Juli - Making Sense of God and Sex
Authentic Intimacy®
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
It can often be tempting to push through the uncomfortable feelings that come with loss and try to just keep calm and carry on. But is that what we’re called to as followers of Christ? If Christ Himself took time to grieve, shouldn’t we?
Dr Greg and Erin Smalley join Juli on this episode of Java with Juli as they discuss the need to face and make sense of our pain so we can embrace real joy.
Guests: Dr. Greg Smalley and Erin Smalley
Greg and Erin on Instagram: @focusmarriage Greg and Erin on Youtube: @focusonthefamilymarriage
Greg and Erin’s Podcast: Focus on Marriage Podcast
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hey, friend, welcome to Job with Julie, hosted by me, Julie Slattery. |
| 0:05.7 | This podcast is a listener-supported outreach of authentic intimacy, a ministry dedicated to reclaiming God's design for sexuality. |
| 0:13.7 | Well, one of the things I think we've lost in today's culture is the ability to agree well. |
| 0:19.3 | When we face challenges or losses, when we experience the death of a loved one, maybe a hard |
| 0:24.6 | disappointment, I think we often forget the importance of facing our sadness and hurt. |
| 0:29.8 | I know I have a tendency to do that. |
| 0:32.3 | You know, as Christians, it can be tempting to think that we're just supposed to put on a happy face and move on. |
| 0:38.8 | But Jesus did not take that approach. I love that the scripture says that he wept, even when he knew that joy was |
| 0:44.1 | coming. And he actually called blessed or really happy people who mourn. Now, if our Savior highlighted |
| 0:51.2 | the importance of grieving and if he wasn't ashamed to bring his |
| 0:54.5 | tears before his father, it might be more important than we realize for us to observe |
| 0:59.7 | and embrace grief in our lives and with the people around us. |
| 1:03.9 | As the scripture says, we're supposed to weep with those who weep. |
| 1:07.6 | Well, this is exactly where we're headed in our conversation today. |
| 1:14.3 | I'm joined once again by my friends Dr. Greg and Aaron Smalley. |
| 1:20.0 | We talk about why we need to grieve along with celebrating, and we talk about the different ways we access our grief and how we can express our grief in healthy ways. |
| 1:25.1 | This is a great episode, and what I think will will help you whether you're in a time of grieving |
| 1:29.2 | or maybe trying to figure out how to support someone else who is. |
| 1:33.3 | Well, let's head to the coffee shop for my conversation with my friends, Greg and Aaron Smalley. |
| 1:40.7 | Well, Greg and Aaron, the conversation that I want to have with you today is actually a follow-up from a little bit of a conversation that I had with another guest on the podcast months ago. |
| 1:53.3 | And he was talking about how particularly related to the sexual relationship, all of us need to grieve what isn't so we can appreciate what is. |
| 2:03.4 | And he's the example like, you might say, wow, I always dreamed I'd be married to a blonde |
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