Episode 18: I Am Afraid My Child Might Not Be in Heaven

Season Topic: Facing Our Fears After the Death of Our Child Laura and her guest, Pastor Lynn Breeden, talk passionately to those parents who live in fear, not knowing if their child who died is in heaven. They share things we know about God such as: • His desire that no one perish without Him • That nothing can separate us from His love • How Jesus opened the door for the thief on the cross as that man was dying Fear and faith come from the same root; it is our response to the unknown. We get to choose if we are going to live in the torment of fear (which comes from the enemy) or to rest in faith that God’s love found a way through the darkness and your child accepted His offer of salvation. It could have been earlier in life and you didn’t know it, or even in those moments of transition of leaving this earth. Laura and Lynn talk about how it is not only possible, but probable that God reached out to your child and he or she grabbed ahold of Him. You can choose to have faith that your child is in heaven, and rest in that hope. Lynn closes by praying over the listeners. Lynn Breeden’s life was forever changed on October of 1987, when her son Joel Brian died of cancer at the age of five. After coming to terms with this loss, her greatest desire was to help other moms through their own loss, so they do not have to grieve alone. Lynn founded Mourning to Dancing, which is a non-denominational ministry, with the sole mission to offer comfort, hope, and encouragement to mothers who have suffered the loss of a child. She also currently serves as the Pastor for Bremen United Methodist Church in Bremen, Indiana.    Birthdays Katie Mullen was born on August 24 and is forever 19. Kristina Michelle Lee was born on August 26 and is forever 26.   If you would like your child mentioned on the podcast the week of his or her birthday, click here to fill out the short form with the needed information. The special song written for our children’s birthdays I Remember Well can be heard here. (It is the song that plays in the background of the birthday segment.) Links referred to in this podcast episode: To find out more about GPS Hope retreat(s) click here. To contact Pastor Lynn Breeden, click here, or go to her ministry, Mourning to Dancing on Facebook.  If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed on the Grieving Parents Sharing Hope Podcast, email Laura Diehl.   And please remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE. www.gpshope.org I want to partner with GPS Hope financially to help give support to grieving parents. You are safe here. No masks needed… Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope) is here to walk with parents through the darkness of child-loss, guiding them to a place of hope, light and purpose. It is a safe place for anyone who has lost a child from this earth. There is no shame or judgement in where you are in this journey, including if you are struggling in your relationship with God or your faith has been completely shattered.   To have Laura come and speak or sing at your event, contact us at [email protected].