Many people assume time is supposed to numb loss. That if you still feel it years later, something is wrong. But the Bible never says grief has an expiration date. In Scripture, mourning is not treated as a phase to “get over.” It is treated as a condition the faithful live with. Jacob mourns Joseph for years. David grieves long after consequences pass. Loss is not rushed so that life can look tidy again. That matters, because many older believers feel embarrassed by lasting pain. They think faith should have softened it by now. That they should be “past this.” But the Bible never calls long grief a lack of trust. It calls it love that did not disappear. If the pain never fully left, that does not mean healing failed. It may mean love was real—and stayed. #BibleMisconceptions #ChristianGrief #FaithAndLoss #BiblicalTruth #DidYouKnow