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A few days ago I was a little down and I could tell my youngest son, William, was being intentional to see if there was anything he could do to cheer me up. I reassured him I would be just fine but I guess my answer wasn\u2019t good enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moments later a few tears fell from my eyes as I prayed and gave all my fears to God. William whom I didn\u2019t know was still watching from afar came up to me. In his hand, he had a balled up piece of tissue. He says, \u201cHere mom wipe your face with this tissue\u2026this is the tissue you wiped my tears with when we found out you had covid.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I looked to William in astonishment that my 9 year old son would keep a tissue I had used to wipe his face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I asked him why did he keep it and his response left me in awe. He replied, \u201cBecause they\u2019re my tears, and they are important.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

God spoke to me through my son. The same way William kept the napkin I used to wipe his tears, God bottles each of our tears. There is not one drop of water that comes from our eyes that God doesn\u2019t care about. Whether it be tears of joy, peace, sorrow, fear, you name it. God cares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scripture tells us that we are never alone. Even though the Bible tells us when we feel alone, when we feel defeated, when we feel helpless, when we face fears; God is always there. We know this but how do we react as humans? Why are we not comforted in our loneliness knowing we are never truly alone? Why do we dismiss our feelings just because our friends, loved ones, spouses, or whomever don\u2019t pay attention to them? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer is simple: we have to trust in God. In the hardest moments we have to remember God\u2019s promises. We have to remain faithful. We must pray and always remember again God cares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moment of truth:

When my mom passed March 2021 I felt like a piece of me died. I was lost to say the least. At first I couldn\u2019t cry like I wanted to. I couldn\u2019t release how I needed to so all my thoughts and emotions were pinned up. Until they were spilling all over the place uncontrollably. At times deep down inside I wondered why God would take my mom. I wondered why He would leave me lonely. I had so many questions and was left for a long time without any answers. Or so I thought!

God\u2019s answer was always there. He was always there. Though He seemed to not be present in the midst of all my pain, all my overthinking, all my assumptions, all my misconceptions, etc. He was there. God\u2019s answer to me was \u201cI Am Enough!\u201d 

It was past time for me wallowing around in my feelings and it was time to put my focus on Christ. 

God was near my hurt, he heard every cry and in Psalm 56 we see that God bottled every last one of my tears. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
It brings joy to my heart to know that every burden, every pain, every fear, every sorrow, every anxious moment I\u2019ve had- God was there. He saw me in despair and He cared enough. He cares enough to remember each tear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wow!!!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talk about love. Talk about dedication. Talk about God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When folks see us crying, it triggers a person to want to help or provide love and support. It is a form of communication although we are not verbally saying anything. It is a way we as people can lean on others in times of need. Often times we try to communicate but people don\u2019t listen. It may not be until they see the tears that they see what we tried to say all along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God is not man. He hears our thoughts. He knows what we are thinking before we think it. He knows the reason why we cry. He\u2019s not forgetful. The tears you cried as a child when you fell off your bike; God remembers. The tears you cried when you got stood up on prom night; God remembers. The tears you cried when your boyfriend or spouse left you; God remembers. The tears you cried when you were overlooked for a promotion at work; God remembers. The tears you shed when you saw your newborn baby for the first time; God remembers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You get what I\u2019m trying to say. OUR TEARS MATTER TO CHRIST!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then the day will come when there is no more crying, no more death, no pain, no more sorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Yes that time will come and no man<\/em>, no woman, boy or girl<\/em> knows the time nor the hour. But until that time comes I want you to remember these few things:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n