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Title: Mope or Move
by David George

Mope or Move

Today is the first E-Cheer of year five. 5 a week times 50 weeks a year times four years makes 1000 E-Cheers. No wonder my typing hand is tired.

The S.S. teacher asks Justin, "Tell me honestly, do you pray before you eat?" Justin: "I don't have to -- my Mom's a good cook."

Death has been occurring since Adam and Eve. It's a normal part of the life process. When it happens to a loved one, there is a time to grieve, and this is proper, but there is also a time to move on and deal with it.

I wish you could all know our neighbor. Some months ago she lost her Godly husband suddenly and prematurely. Of course she grieved -- deeply, and still does, but she has the kind of faith coupled with common sense that encourages her to say, "OK, now it's time to get over it and move on with life." She has dealt with it admirably. She relishes the great memory of the years they had together, but she has dealt with the fact that he is gone and no amount of moping will bring him back. She has the kind of positive attitude about it that every Christian in the same circumstance should have.

If you are emotionally crippled by despondence over the loss of a loved one, may I respectfully suggest that you answer two questions: 1) Would my deceased loved one want me to react this way? 2) Would God want me to react this way? In Matt. 11:28 (nlt), Jesus says, "Come unto me , all you who are weary (or grieving) and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest," but we have to be willing to drop those burdens on Him, accept His offer of rest and then move on from there. Mope or move on -- the choice is ours.

E-Cheer is provided by David George a stroke victim layman and meant to be a source of encouragement and uplift by providing a jump-start for your day.

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In 1997 I had a stroke that crippled my left side. Upon release from therapy I started a ministry of daily e-mail devotions called E-Cheer to encourage others. I am a layman, having spent my career as service manager for the Allen Organ Co.