Dr. Fuchsia Picket, celebrated speaker and writer was my friend and mentor.
She lived to be eighty five and went out in ministry until the last six months of her life. She was seasoned and wise and freely shared with me the wisdom God had given her through her years of serving Him.
One day over lunch she leaned forward in her seat and said, "Remember that Paul not only counted the loss, he suffered the loss as well". (Phil. 3:8)
She had experienced loss and God had given her understanding of how to deal with loss without discouragement and disillusionment.
The key is that Paul counted everything dung compared to the great privilege of really knowing Jesus. If we esteem those relationships or possessions in light of the great possession of Christ Himself it is much easier to let them go should the time come.
No matter what happens or how many losses we suffer, we still have Jesus.
And He will never leave us or forsake us. He showed me one more key.
If relationships or possessions are lost, face the fact that they are lost and that He has allowed it. Then acknowledge you will probably never have those things again. They are gone and grieving will not bring them back. A great liberty comes when we lay down our disappointment and yearning for those things and trust Him wth our losses.
Anything we give up for the kingdom's sake will be rewarded a hundredfold.
That is a great replacement. And above all else, we still have Jesus.
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