Background via Scripture:
KJV John 11:32-35
32Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and "was troubled",
34And said, "Where have ye laid him?" They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus wept.
I'm a follower and I'm pretty sure you are to considering the fact that you believe in God. This belief revolves around the knowledge and life lived around our God - following the teachings and message of Jesus Christ.
I decided to make this my first posted sermon because I feel that we as people, followers of Jesus Christ, tend to ignore the shortest verse in the Bible. John 11:35 - 'Jesus wept'. If Jesus wept, so can you.
In my short life (only 26 years) I've met numerous people who go through tumultuous experiences that range from death, illness of a parent/family member, loss of a job, emotional/psychological stress, troubled marriages/relationships, and more. Regardless of that experience, some make the choice to appear to be strong and not weep, cry, or shed a tear.
If you would, consider that the human body were a tea kettle. All of the emotions, experiences, and troubles faced in life were water inside the kettle and the simple act of living is the highest level of heat possible. If we didn't have a steam whistle or method to relieve pressure, our bodies can be effected psychologically, emotionally, and physically due to extremely high levels of emotional stress.
"But I have to be strong". Now I know I'm not the only one that has ever heard someone say that repetitve phrase. I think it's a endoctrinated response to occurences in life that are unplanned, unexpected, and tough to deal with. Alot of times, people that say this phrase are use to storms 'bad events in life' and experienced them when they were young. This hardening of the soul occurs as we get older and steers that person away from the nickname 'water head'. I'm King Water Head. I'll cry for certain things, but my emotions related to death have changed with the passing of my grandfather, Rev. Willis Wright, Sr. of Fort Lauderdale, FL. When he passed, I soon saw that life - even for a strong willed blind man - was not infinite, at least the physical or mortal one. After his passing, I became strong. Death the one thing that I wasn't sure about, familiar with, or comfortable talking about was the last patch I needed to garnish my cloak of faith. I became strong and manipulated my sense of grief, pain, anger, and sorrow into action, choices, and a life to make the same accomplishments or successes, if not more, than he has. Being strong, is not the act or choice to hold in emotions during your dilemma, but the release of those emotions to enable a STRONG life after your storm.
In Psalms 30:4-5 it says, "4Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the rememberance of his holiness. 5For his anger endureth but a moment: in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." To correct any misjudgements before continuing, when things happen it's not saying or concluding that God is angry at you. Free will alot of times brings about the events in our lives, but that's another sermon. Cry, Cry, Cry, Cry, Cry and like I've experienced for myself - you'll still feel hurt, but you won't be tense (you won't want to cry anymore).
Psalms 9:9-10
9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
To cry is not to accept defeat or inferiority against anything, but to show or express your grief or emotions about something and relieve the tension and stress built-up emotions put on the body. To cry is to get over the current storm and prepare yourself for the future.
Be blessed my brother or sister in Christ.
