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4:147 – Tears Are A Gift<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

#faithbites #faithjourney tears<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Settings<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Real men don’t cry. Suck it up. It’s not that bad. These are things that are said when people cry. I have been sad but unable to cry. I don’t pride myself that I have only cried a couple of times in my memory. Sure, I get sad, but sometimes the tears don’t come. While we have sad tears, we also have happy tears. Tears of joy and thankfulness. These are the tears that we want to have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I think of crying, it’s like a release of emotions. Why do we try to hold them back? Why do we think people are strong if they don’t cry and weak if they do? What is wrong with us as a society that we try to bottle up real emotions? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word tears is mentioned 36 times in the Bible. We see joy, pain, passion, love, and so much more expressed through a single tear. Heck, one of the shorted verses in the bible, depending on translation, is John 11:35,<\/a> Jesus Wept. He was overcome with emotion when we sad the extreme sadness of the people around him. if Jesus could cry, why don’t we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today’s Questions: What makes you cry? Do you try to hide your tears from others? What do you do when you feel the need to cry but can’t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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