graveside goodbye
Isaiah 43:18-19
Grace and peace be with you right now friend! Sooo—goodbyes kind of suck. Whether it’s a messy situationship, an identity we’ve clung to for survival, or sin habits that feel like home, walking away isn’t easy. But here’s the wild truth of the Gospel: before resurrection, there has to be a death.
You want new life? Then something old has to die.
Sounds dramatic. (Because it is.)
But it’s also holy. And freeing. And wildly worth it.
what are you still holding onto?
God’s trying to hand you new life and you’re over here white-knuckling the old.
Be honest:
Are you still tied to an old identity God never gave you?
Still replaying mistakes like they define you?
Still attached to people or patterns that drain your soul?
It’s time to grieve it, bless it, and bury it.
the art of holy grieving
Grief doesn’t mean you’re weak.
It means you’re human. And healing.
So cry the tears.
Write the journal entry.
Take the walk.
Play the sad worship music.
And when you’re done—we’re not gonna camp in the graveyard.
We’re saying our "Graveside Goodbye.”
make space for the new
You can’t pick up the promise if your hands are full of the past.
Jesus didn’t walk out of the tomb carrying His grave clothes.
So why are you still wearing yours?
New mindsets.
New rhythms.
New mercy.
New YOU.
It’s already springing up. Don’t miss it.
You're not who you used to be.
You’re not where you were.
And you’re not going back.
There’s glory in the goodbye.
There’s peace in the parting.
And there’s resurrection on the other side of release.
So go ahead… bury the old you.
Jesus is calling you out of the grave and into grace.
Let’s walk this out together. Amen!
in harmony,
nancy
Pulse Check:
Write down what you’re letting go of—be specific: Take it to the backyard, fireplace, beach bonfire, or even just your trash can. Bury it. Or burn it. (Please don't light your dorm room on fire. Let’s keep it holy and legal.) Speak this out loud:
“God, I release this to You. I grieve what’s ending, but I trust what’s coming. I say goodbye to what was and hello to what will be. I’m making space for Your new thing. Amen.”
Let God build something new in the ashes.
