This devo was written by Sue Sewell about her journey through cancer - but it applies to so many of us who are having a "bad day" for whatever reason.
Was yesterday a difficult day for you? Or maybe this morning? Some days moved along smoothly, and then out of nowhere, I would be flooded with fear, followed swiftly by tears. Not depression or despair, just salty, crocodile tears. The continuing fear of the unknown can be consuming. Facing radiation, surgery, or chemo and maybe more surgery or more chemo, with no guarantee that the cancer is never coming back is overpowering. Please, Lord, NO!
Do my tears surprise or disappoint God? Was He expecting me to be spiritually and emotionally stronger? Was this whole diagnosis and treatment a trial God had designed specifically for me to prove my faith? Was I failing Him? People were watching, was I letting God down? Are you? Are you trying to prove that you are something that you can’t be? Do you find this burden too big to bear? We can know that God does not condemn us for our tears. David writes,
“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book” (Psalm 56:8, NLT).
Is there a more tender picture than that of the God of creation seeing our pain and suffering and gathering our tears in a bottle? Be comforted by knowing that He does see you. When tears come, so does He!
Take time to equip yourself with God’s promises so that you can call on them.
“I will never leave you or forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5b, NKJV).
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18, NLT).
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