"Jesus wept." -John 11:35
according to merriam-webster:
weep (verb)
1: to express deep sorrow for usually by shedding tears
John 11 tells us about the death of mary and martha's brother lazarus. Jesus waited knowing that lazarus would pass away so that others would suffer and know Him more. when Jesus came to the place where lazarus was buried, He saw the grief in the people who mourned lazarus' death and Jesus was so overcome that He wept. Jesus didn't just shed a few tears, He literally wept and cried out of "deep sorrow."
sometimes i feel as though i am separate from Jesus, like God and Christ are far from me. in my most selfish moments, i am very distant from God and i don't see that God is longing for my heart and soul to come back to Him. i lose track of the fact that i am in Christ and He weeps when we fall astray. God sees our struggles and knows where our hearts are, the trouble that weighs our lives down, He weeps for us because He knows our hurts and sees us fall. too often i tend to push God away because i assume that God doesn't know how i feel or that God is allowing me to go through struggles because i deserve it or i'm not worthy enough of His full love.
however-
all these thoughts of doubt are lack of faith and satan's lies. i strongly feel that satan tells us these lies to make it seem like God and Christ are unattainable. (by unattainable, i mean our relationship with God cannot be personal.) in our weakest moments, satan whispers in our ears that God leaves us and lets us struggle on our own. in John 11, Jesus shows us the complete opposite. He longs so much for our hearts and wants us to put our complete faith and trust in Him. it's not a question of whether or not He is capable of healing us and loving us; it's whether or not we accept His offer because Jesus is fully capable and He weeps for us when we hurt.
i'm not exactly sure what i'm trying to get at here, but to let you know that even though you're struggling and it seems like you can't see where God is leading you or you don't even think God is walking with you, know that He is still there and wants you to know that there is hope beyond the moment that you are at right now.
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