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TEARS  IN A BOTTLE

When was the last time you had a good cry? I mean, a real good eyelid-flippin’ cry?

A lot of guys my age think tears are a sign of weakness. When you show that kind of emotion, it’s considered wimpy and unmanly. The last thing you want is to be caught boohooing in front of your friends.

But I’ll confess I’ve spent a fair amount of private moments in tears. Sometimes it’s sadness. Sometimes it’s fear. Sometimes it’s disappointment or even anger. But the best kind of tears come when you just stop and admit to God that you’re done.

The best tears flow when you realize you’re completely inadequate.

I’m not talking about having some kind of spoiled brat outburst. I’m talking about those sacred moments between you and God. When you tell Him, He is God, and you are not, when you admit that you cannot do this thing on your own. 

I can tell you from experience, when you reach that valley of brokenness, that’s when the growing and the healing begins.

Are you emotionally depleted today? At the end of yourself? Are you feeling finished? God knows. He hasn’t missed one single teardrop.

Friend, He’s storing your tears in a bottle. And He’s ready to let the healing begin.

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