#soap # Isaiah 20 ## Title: Mourning Does End ## Scripture: (Isaiah 20:2) At that time the Lord announced through Isaiah son of Amoz: “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and take your sandals off your feet.” He did as instructed and walked around in undergarments and barefoot. (NET) ## Observation: When we go through difficult seasons, it can seem as though they will last forever. Mourning and grief can seem like the longest seasons. I heard a phrase in a movie once that has never left me. It goes like this, “What is grief but love persevering.” I have used it at many funerals as a way to acknowledge the presence of grief and to encourage people not to be ashamed of grieving. However, even if it seems as though mourning and grief will last forever, it doesn’t. We learn to move forward and be thankful. This is also true when it comes to broken hearts, unfulfilled dreams, and other various forms of heartache. The Lord is faithful through it all and a time will come when we will take off our “grieving clothes” and embrace joy. For most, it is not a day like Isaiah had where we take them off one day like clothes… but it does come. ## Application: Take one day at a time, knowing a better day is coming. Encourage someone else with this wisdom today too. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for walking with us through every valley.