1. DENIAL Unwilling to believe that something so terrible could happen to you.
2. ANGER You become angry at God for "doing" such a thing, and take it out on others.
3. BARGAINING You try to make a deal with God that you will do anything to change what has happened.
4. DEPRESSION Bad feelings towards the circumstance.
5. ACCEPTANCE Accepting reality and deal with it constructively.
God brings us all grief, to strengthen our relationship with Him. Remember the next time God brings you into a situation you don't want to be in that He is testing you and He wants you to become closer to Him through the situation. When you recognize you're in a time you don't want to be in, or you're unhappy, ask yourself "What does God want to teach me through this?"
James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Steadfastness- firm in purpose, strong in faith, attachment to God
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