Death, Where Is Your Sting?
“Death, where is your sting?”
This is a scripture quoted often at funerals and in response to the loss of loved ones. I have struggled with these words; like really struggled – BECAUSE I FEEL THE STING OF MY DAD’S DEATH. I felt it that day and I feel it now. It has been six years, yet some days it feels like only hours. I feel it in the center of my heart and some days I feel it in the pit of my stomach; Some days it’s warm tears running down my cheeks and other days it is a longing to hear his voice and be embraced in his arms.
YEP, I know “He is in a better place”, I know “this is not our home”; I know “God works everything for good”... so please hold your thoughts. I know the WORD – and thank God for it!
But pain is pain. I am tired of trying to pretend it is not there. I MISS MY DAD! MY HEART HURTS AND SOME DAYS I FEEL THE STING AND ACHE. AND TODAY IS ONE OF THEM.
Death is heart-shattering!
I questioned God; I cried out to God; I wrestled with God; I also leaned into His loving arms; and I also chose to trust Him amid the ache. I trust God! I DO! And my heart still hurts. And it is OK!
So, today, I feel the sting; and it is ok!
You see, I have been on a wholeness and healing journey where my hidden and ignored emotions have finally been uncovered and excavated. Instead of me avoiding and denying “the sting” and hiding my doubt, pain, and ache, I have learned that all those uncomfortable feelings point me to something wildly beautiful --- ME!! They point me to the real me. The real me behind the mask of lies and proving. The real me, that was a “daddy’s girl” beautiful, brilliant, brave, and powerful. My dad saw it in me even when I did not; he knew I was created to rise even when I did not. He knew I was created to live a legacy even when I was too afraid to.
And He left a powerful legacy for me to embrace and live.
And yet, when I buried my pain, I also buried my beauty and power.
So today, I embrace my sadness allowing “my sting” to collide with “my legacy” calling me to RISE-UP in ways I never thought was possible.
Today, I believe in myself because of you dad.
Today, I accept all of me because of you dad.
Today, I love the woman I am because of you dad.
Today, I have new strength because of you dad.
Today, I embrace my worth because of you dad.
Today, I face my fears because of you dad.
Today, I take off my mask because of you dad.
Today, I own the real me because of you dad.
Today, I am fierce because of you dad.
Today, I am brave because of you dad.
Today, I live my legacy, not just leave it, because of you dad.
Today, I RISE because of you dad.
Today, I LIVE FULLY ALIVE because of you dad.
“Daddy, if only I could look into your eyes and hug your neck and say “thank you for rising day after day in the face of opposition and trials and never quitting. Thank you for always fighting for what you believed in and never backing down; Thank you for treating all people with respect and dignity. Thank you for working hard and loving even harder. Thank you for living fully. I am blessed to be your ‘daddy’s girl’. And I am honored to live your legacy. I AM FINALLY WAKING UP, DADDY! And I AM FINALLY LIVING FULLY ALIVE AND LEADING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME!!!! Thank you, DADDY! I MISS YOU AND I LOVE YOU!”
In Honor of my dad, let me ask you:
HAVE YOU EVER FELT THE STING OF DEATH?
What about the death of the “REAL YOU”?
Have you died to the “real you”, yet the “false you” is barely kicking?
Are you avoiding pain because ----- it’s just too painful?
WHAT HAS IT COST YOU TO LIVE DEAD TO YOUR LIFE?
DID YOU KNOW YOUR PAIN IS AN INVITATION TO YOUR BREAKTHROUGH?
LISTEN UP!
That is one reason I created “Living Fully Alive Circle”, TO SHOW YOU HOW YOUR “STINGS & PAIN” IN LIFE CAN COLLIDE WITH YOUR “LEGACY & BREAKTHROUGHS” CALLING YOU TO RISE AND LIVE FULLY ALIVE AND FREE- RIGHT NOW!
I will be leading you on a journey of awakening, healing, remembering, rising, and returning to the REAL YOU! She is in there just waiting to be unleashed, unbridled, accepted, and loved. ALL OF YOU!
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