The Power of Crying Out
"I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with my weeping. My eye wastes away because of grief; it grows weak because of all my foes. Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled; they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment."
Psalm 6:6-10
In today's world, people tend to avoid crying. We don't want people to see our tears. Even in funerals, we tend to downplay our right to be sad or to express grief. We look at it as a sign of weakness. But this is not how David looked at it. He didn't hide his tears, he sang about them. He let the world know that He was sad.
I heard someone say years ago that the reason God put our tear ducts on our face was so that we couldn't hide our tears. He could have hid them elsewhere, but He didn't. He wants us to express our tears and sadness so that others can see it. When others see our tears, the often comfort us. If that is true with other people, imagine how much more God will comfort us in our sadness.
It was through this act of expressing his grief to God that God answers Him. By the end of the psalm, David is full of faith. He is proclaiming the victory of God. He He knows that God is going to deliver him. He's proclaiming the faithfulness of God.
If you find yourself in the same place as David, just know this, it's ok to cry. It's ok to weep. God gave us our tears for a reason and the Bible says that God himself collects our tears and stores them in a bottle (Psalm 56:8). There will be a day where we will not cry anymore, but in this life, there is power in our tears, so do not try to hide them. Give them to God and you will see that He is faithful.
Prayer - Father, today we give you all of our hurts and pains from today and years past. We know that you collect our tears and we give them freely to you and ask that you comfort us in our afflictions. Thank you for loving us and filling our hearts with peace. In Jesus name, amen.
Psalm 6:6-10
In today's world, people tend to avoid crying. We don't want people to see our tears. Even in funerals, we tend to downplay our right to be sad or to express grief. We look at it as a sign of weakness. But this is not how David looked at it. He didn't hide his tears, he sang about them. He let the world know that He was sad.
I heard someone say years ago that the reason God put our tear ducts on our face was so that we couldn't hide our tears. He could have hid them elsewhere, but He didn't. He wants us to express our tears and sadness so that others can see it. When others see our tears, the often comfort us. If that is true with other people, imagine how much more God will comfort us in our sadness.
It was through this act of expressing his grief to God that God answers Him. By the end of the psalm, David is full of faith. He is proclaiming the victory of God. He He knows that God is going to deliver him. He's proclaiming the faithfulness of God.
If you find yourself in the same place as David, just know this, it's ok to cry. It's ok to weep. God gave us our tears for a reason and the Bible says that God himself collects our tears and stores them in a bottle (Psalm 56:8). There will be a day where we will not cry anymore, but in this life, there is power in our tears, so do not try to hide them. Give them to God and you will see that He is faithful.
Prayer - Father, today we give you all of our hurts and pains from today and years past. We know that you collect our tears and we give them freely to you and ask that you comfort us in our afflictions. Thank you for loving us and filling our hearts with peace. In Jesus name, amen.
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