Heal Through Jesus
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.
38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
JOHN 7:37-38
Why crying might be the best thing for your soul
Boys Don't Cry...
There's some truth in that! Boys don't cry! (That's why they're boys) Sadness is a God-given emotion that helps comfort the human soul. The problem comes with human interpretation. Shame surrounding the expression of a natural biological response. Typical of human nature!
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What is sadness? Sadness is an emotion that God feels. The shortest verse in the Bible yet one of the most powerful- "Jesus wept." Boys might not cry, but God surely does. God accompanies us through our suffering and pain. Whenever we are struggling, God feels sorry for us, in fact he feels our suffering and pain. An open heart is one which is not only open to joy but one open to pain. God is not immune to pain. GOD sent his only son and watched him suffer...God broke the Earth into two and covered the land in darkness. The sky being covered in darkness is a visual for how God was feeling.
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The human body has been made so delicately by God. We are given tear ducts. The major function of tear ducts is cleansing the eyes. Not just cleaning the eyes and washing away dust particles...but cleaning the heart and washing away the pain of the soul.
EVERY TIME, we cry... we converse with God. Think of it like cleansing your spirit. Every time you cry you are in an exchange with God. Crying is actually a very cathartic and comforting experience. Trust me, crying is when you feel CLOSEST to God. If you've been trying to feel God by chanting prayers and speaking to him obsessively but it hasn't worked, have you tried getting on your knees and just crying out for help?
Once you stop being embarrassed about your emotions and safely share them with God, we will deep clean your heart and wash away your pain.
Whenever you cry, you release old pent up emotions that have been saved away at the back of your brain. The Holy Spirit gets to work and brings your attention to old memories and feelings that have to be given to God.
Once you acknowledge these thoughts and feelings, allowing yourself to weep will help you transfer them into God's hands. God is willing to take away your pain. Give it to him.
When I was on my healing journey, my heart had been numb for years. I had experienced deep mental trauma and the only way I could cope with it was by shutting down my emotions. By shutting down my emotions, I not only shut out sadness but also joy. You see, we cannot pick and choose our emotions, the heart must be flesh to feel. I had made the choice to talk to God everyday for a little while. During that time the stress and overburden of all my emotional problems would surface and I would cry. Mind you, I cried almost every day for 8 months. I had been through a really really tough time. God was washing away my pain day by day. As time went on I got stronger and I began to learn how God loves me. It took time, but it was well worth it. Thank God for emptying out those bottled emotions which would spill out in various areas of your life.
Crying is the MEDIUM through which we heal
“5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy” Psalm 126:5
“God blesses those who mourn” Mathew 5:4
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The Pietà (Italian pronunciation: [pjeˈta]; meaning "pity", "compassion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus Christ after his Descent from the Cross. It is most often found in sculpture.
Crying is a physical manifestation of a spiritual healing. Take your healing journey slow. Let your feelings overwhelm you in the safe hands of the Lord. Soon you will look forward to the next time you cry as you will crave the lightness and purity that overpowers your soul after the Lord has redeemed you. Take care, until next time!