Brenda Walsh Ministries Keep Holding On. No matter how heartbroken and discouraged you feel from losing a loved one, don’t give up on “living.” Instead, hold on to Jesus and keep on holding on! He will give you the strength you need to face each day and heal your broken heart. It is painful to lose a loved one, and the more you love, the deeper the pain. That old expression, “It is better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all,” is really only understood by a person who has lost someone they dearly loved, for when you love that much, you wouldn’t trade the time you had with that person for anything! You would go through the pain all over again just to experience that closeness with them, even if it was but for a short time. You might say that love comes with a pretty hefty price tag! It takes time to adjust to “loss” and finding your “new normal.” When you lose someone you love deeply, there is no such thing as getting over it. You don’t “forget,” but with God’s help, you learn to accept the loss, cope with the pain, live with the memories, and once again find the joy in living! God doesn’t expect you to bear loss alone. He wants you to lean on Him for strength, support, and love, so hold on tight to God’s hand… and keep holding on! Text: 2 Corinthians 1:4, Isaiah 40:31, Lamentations 3:21-24