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the economy of tears
I dislike crying. It gives me a horrible headache, makes the muscles in the back of my neck tense up, turns my face bright red, and gives me a stuffy nose. In general crying makes me very comfortable physically. I have enough daily pain from the fibromyalgia ~ I don’t like to add to it by crying.
This week I haven’t really had much of a choice when it comes to crying. I have shed more tears this week than I have in the past year total. Just yesterday I was telling 2 of my friends about what happened earlier this week, and I found myself in tears once again. My friends were surprised to see me that way ~ I’ve known them for about 3 years now, and I think they may have seen me shed a tear once before.
Revelation 21:3-4 reads:
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”(ESV)
After Christ returns, and the new heaven and new earth are established, God Himself will wipe the tears from my eyes. I will never cry again. I’m kind of looking forward to that, you know?
In Psalm 56, verse 8, David wrote:
You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book? (NKJ)
God knows exactly how many tears I have cried; He has recorded them in His book and put them into a bottle.
Every single tear I have shed, and every single tear I will shed in the future, has been numbered and is held by God Himself.
Tears from me are hard won. I tend to be a bit hardheaded; it usually takes something very serious to draw tears from my eyes.
God has been using those tears to teach me this week. Through the pain inflicted on me by someone else, God has shown me parts of my heart that needed to be exposed to the light. My tears have brought me once again to the throne of the Almighty.
I’ve learned something. Each one of those tears has significance in God’s economy. They are a precious commodity! Not a single one is wasted! They have all been counted and saved.
Despite the fact that I don’t like to cry, the tears I’ve cried are a good thing. They’re a symbol of God’s working in my life. Every one of them has value ~ nothing is wasted in God’s economy.
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My friend Joanne began this topic a frugality and nothing being wasted on her blog The Simple Wife. Here’s a link to her post from today.
And a link to Jen’s blog, A Pair of Bartletts. She has shared a couple of yummy-sounding muffin recipes!
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What a wonderful idea of frugality, Trish. I, too, have shed tears a good bit this week. It does seem to bring the problem to the foot of the cross where it belongs. Oh, what a journey this thing of life is! I am trusting in God’s economy.
I love you, friend!
Holly
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