QT 16 Apr 18, Gen 37:33-35, When is experiencing grief too long and hurtful to the soul?

Wk	Date	Passage	Key Verses(s) [Optional]	Basic Thing(s) Taught	Personal Insight(s) & Application(s)	Prayer Response
22	4/16	Gen 37:25-36	Genesis 37:33–35 (ESV) — 33 And he identified it and said, “It is my son’s robe. … 34 Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. 35 All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted … his father wept for him.	The sin of the brothers caused great grief for Jacob. And his grief consumed him for many years. It was nearly 20 years later when he hears that Joseph is alive that he revives both emotionally and spiritually.	There is no denying that grief is hard and difficult. And, people need time to experience grief. But, grief can also consume a person so much that it eats away their life. It is a difficult thing to know, how long is too long? For each person it is different and I can't pretend to know the answer.	God give me wisdom when to be able to challenge someone that the grief has gone on too long. Help me to know. Help me to be sensitive.