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So, with you, now is your time of grief, but I will see you again, and you will rejoice,

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and no one will take away your joy."

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John 16, 22.

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The truth is, grief and joy can live in the same heart at the same time.

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Jesus says so right there.

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He doesn't rush the disciples past their sorrow or tell them to cheer up.

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He names the grief, and then He tells them what's coming.

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I want you to think about that.

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No one will take away your joy.

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Not a person, not a diagnosis, not a hard season, not the thing you're dreading on

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your calendar.

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Your joy is as secure as the one who gives it.

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Maybe today you're standing in the grief park.

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That's allowed.

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Joy isn't a mood that you owe anyone, and it isn't proof of your faith.

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It's a promise attached to seeing Jesus.

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And that promise holds steady whether you feel it this morning or not.

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He sees you in the waiting.

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Today I want you to tell God honestly where you're grieving.

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He can hold both at once.