{"id":3392,"date":"2026-02-16T01:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/survivingmypastbecauseofmyfuture.com\/?p=3392"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:12:47","slug":"buried-by-grief-raised-through-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivingmypastbecauseofmyfuture.com\/?p=3392","title":{"rendered":"Still Possible Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our Western culture\u2019s love affair with happily ever after<\/em> endings delights in  good, old-fashioned miracle stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By definition, a miracle is \u201can extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.\u201d A miracle simply can\u2019t be explained by human intelligence using natural or scientific laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s no secret that Jesus performed miracle after miracle during his 33 years on earth. Three of which included raising people from the dead\u2013the widow\u2019s son, Jairus\u2019 daughter, and the more well-known story of Lazarus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cleary, not every story gets a resurrection. So what do we do with that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I desperately wanted my own miracle story when my 15-year-old son, Dalton, died by suicide in May of 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But my fairy tale<\/em> didn\u2019t include Dalton standing up to breathe, walk, smile, talk, hug, and laugh again like the three summoned back to life by Jesus.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, it immediately deteriorated to a nightmare when our family watched Dalton\u2019s once strong, vibrant body being buried in a cold, lifeless grave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when he died, I died, too, instantly plunged into a silent, sealed emotional<\/strong> tomb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sorrow is suffocating. The cyclone of, There’s no way I\u2019ll ever live again, <\/em>spun in my mind for what seemed like an eternity. Maybe this same loop is at work in your mind right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frankly, I simply didn\u2019t think I should have to continue living either after the horror I witnessed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why in the world am I writing about Jesus raising people from the dead when that is so far from my experience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because it isn\u2019t as far off as one would think. The resurrection that occurred wasn\u2019t with Dalton. It\u2019s slowly happening inside of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t get<\/strong> the miracle I wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I became<\/strong> the miracle God is using to show the world He can and does still revive dead souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It began with the only choice available. I kept breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I kept seeking life-giving support from people around me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I kept loving others with the love that was originally earmarked for Dalton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I kept begging God to use my pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I kept saying yes when God placed a task before me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I kept lamenting when nothing made sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I kept taking refuge in His love (Psalm 46:1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then I heard\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look, I do still raise people from the dead. You may not see it but that\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m doing with you<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world looked at a shattered mom like me, profoundly traumatized after finding her son\u2019s lifeless body lying on the floor in a pool of blood and said, She\u2019ll never be the same. She\u2019s damaged for life<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But God said, You\u2019re right. It\u2019s impossible for her to be the same person she was while Dalton was alive. But, watch. There\u2019s no way I\u2019ll leave her there. I\u2019m going to do a new work in her. A work to heal, restore, and redeem the evil the enemy meant for harm. One that strengthens and equips her to tell how my grace is sufficient for her to keep living in spite of the heartache. This miracle is  only explainable by a supernatural cause.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Jeremy Camp sings, \u201cThe same power that rose Jesus from the dead\u201d equals the same power that is<\/em><\/strong> emotionally resurrecting me  from that dreadful tomb that swallowed me up on May 14, 20220. (Important note: My resurrection won\u2019t be complete until I finish my earthly race, and yours won\u2019t either.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resurrections of Jesus\u2019 day were in poof<\/em>. Today, they\u2019re more commonly a result of process<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wonder if you\u2019re feeling emotionally lifeless in the face of grief, loss, trauma, or some other overwhelming circumstance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you praying and waiting for God to perform a miracle but afraid He can\u2019t? Or worse yet that He won\u2019t? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take heart in this essential truth: God is the Author of Life, not death (Hebrews 2:14-15). He is your Refuge, Comforter, Healer, Restorer, and Redeemer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God overcame death through a sinless person named Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like me, you may not get the miracle you so desperately want. And if not, you,  too, can become the miracle God wants to use to show the world His light, love, and hope. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will still be heartache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confusion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overwhelming emotions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrestling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doubts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Living again doesn\u2019t mean freedom from distress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But living again does involve purpose and meaning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Healing\u2013not always cured, but a path to coping and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restoration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redemption of the pain\u2013not to be confused with reconciliation which will take place in Heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And love. Lots and lots of love from your Heavenly Father who wants to drench you in His perfect, abundant sustaining grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, does God still raise people from the dead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absolutely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know because I\u2019m one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you can be, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HELPFUL VERSES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.\u201d  -Romans 8:11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;  <\/strong>persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.\u201d  -2 Corinthians 4:8-9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.\u201d  -Genesis 50:20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGod is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.\u201d  -Psalm 46:1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.\u201d  -Isaiah 43:2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/strong>When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: \u201cDeath has been swallowed up in victory.\u201d <\/strong>\u201cWhere, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?\u2019 <\/strong>The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d  -1Corinthians 15:54-57<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c….<\/strong>for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.\u201d  -1 John 5:4 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise.
Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.\u201d  -Micah 7:8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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