What happens when the lies grief whispers begin to feel more believable than the truth of God's Word?
Dennis and Debbie Jordan know that struggle well. In 1985, their six-year-old son Ryan went to Heaven after a three-and-a-half-year battle with leukemia. In the nearly 41 years since, they've experienced the depths of grief, wrestled with difficult questions, and discovered the faithfulness of God in ways they never could have imagined.
Debbie is the author of Grief's Deception: Overcoming the 12 Lies Whispered to a Broken Heart, a book born out of their personal journey and years of ministering to grieving families.
In this first half of our two-part conversation, Dennis and Debbie share Ryan's story and help us recognize the first six lies grief often whispers: that we're prisoners of our regrets, that our child's death was somehow our fault, that we'll never survive, that no one understands, that God has abandoned us, and that we should be over it by now.
Through personal stories, biblical truth, and over four decades of perspective, they remind us that just because something feels true doesn't mean it is true.
Next week, we'll continue our conversation as we explore the remaining six lies and discover more about how God's truth can bring hope and freedom to grieving hearts.
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