Prayer For Those Who Mourn

“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of the fool is in the house of pleasure.” (Ecclesiastes 7:4)

Prayer For Those Who Mourn

We post this on the morning after the horrific massacre in Las Vegas. It was scheduled before we knew what had taken place.

Life is a precious gift. It is fragile. Those who mourn the loss someone or something most dear to them understand this. They are considered wise. Mourning is the 2nd Pillar in Wisdom’s House.

Nothing compares to the loss of human life, especially when it is senseless and evil. Our hearts and prayers go out to the many families who are suffering tremendous personal loss.

What we share today is hope and comfort from the Lord. Our example can not even begin to compare to what has happened in Las Vegas.

Financial Loss

When we lost a business that was dear to us, we mourned the loss. We were also on the brink of financial ruin, but soon after our loss we experienced God’s favor and matchless grace.

It was through a former customer that God blessed us with a new business and worked supernaturally to give us favor. Our business prospered.

Did we deserve this? No. But Jesus promised us that we would be comforted.

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4)

We experienced God’s unmerited favor and matchless grace.

Were we wise because we mourned, or did we mourn because we were wise?

Mourn With Hope

It comes down to your heart attitude. When you are wise you understand that life is a gift from God and loss impacts you.

You’re grateful that you don’t get what you really deserve, but have favor with God. He loves you so much that He sent His Son Jesus to remove all that stands between you and God.

As you’re doing business you see the people you interact with as precious in His sight. You see ways God wants to bless them through you and what you have to offer. You develop loving relationships. You mourn when there is a loss.

Loss and pain are common to all mankind, but the wise have a promise from God. They are blessed. They will be comforted. They will experience God’s favor and matchless grace.

You are not blessed because of your loss. You are blessed because of His loss, which demonstrates to us how much you are loved by the Father in the midst of your loss. He knows your pain and suffering.

Mourn With Wisdom

The wise experience the pain of loss, and are confronted and healed through it, being able to comfort others.

The wise person builds a business whose purpose is to help others. The question we need to ask ourselves is, am I in business more for me or am I in it more for other people?

Fools live for the next high. They live to satisfy their fleshly desires from moment to moment with little thought about life or death. It is self-centered living.

The fool is left with worldly pleasures that temporarily numb the pain of loss, but ultimately add to his sorrow. But even fools (like us) can be saved when someone shares the good news of Jesus Christ with them.

Thank You Lord!