What happens when life fractures the future you thought you were building?

In this deeply personal episode of Grace in the Grind, Cody shares the story of losing Christie’s mom, Martha, just weeks before their wedding — and the grief that shaped the beginning of their marriage.

This cup is about loss. Not just the loss of a person, but the loss of expectations, futures, and assumptions we did not even realize we were carrying.

Drawing from John 11, Psalm 88, Psalm 34, Psalm 56, and Psalm 127, Cody reflects on the moment Jesus wept at Lazarus’ tomb — even though He knew resurrection was coming. That order matters. Jesus did not bypass grief because He understood the outcome. He entered it.

This episode is for anyone grieving, walking through loss, supporting someone in sorrow, or learning that presence often matters more than answers.

God does not rush grief. And He does not ask us to either.

Grief is not the opposite of faith. Lament is not spiritual weakness. And God’s presence does not require emotional resolution.

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted — not after they are fixed, not once they have moved on, but right there in the middle of it.

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