If you cry at the drop of a tissue, you may be surprised to discover God has gifted you with a ministry of tears. Author, speaker and encourager Liz Curtis Higgs offers good news for those who weep.
If you cry at the drop of a tissue, you may be surprised to discover God has gifted you with a ministry of tears. Author, speaker and encourager Liz Curtis Higgs offers good news for those who weep.
let just say this is one of my gifts
i have been told i should apply for a job at the wailing wall
or a soap opera
i rate movies by hakies used…
tell me more plz
Not lots more to share on this, dear Aimee. Some of us are simply made to leak! ;>) Here are the verses I included in the pod cast:
David confessed, “I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.” (Psalms 6:6).
The apostle Paul “served the Lord with great humility and with tears” (Acts 20:19).
The Bible tells us to ‘mourn with those who mourn’ (Romans 12:15), and to ‘comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.’ (2 Corinthians 1:4).
‘He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy.’ (Psalms 126:6).
Hope my message encouraged you, sis!
Wow. I thought somehow that I was the only one who leaked lavishly. In fact, I have begun to tell people that I’m afraid of the consequences of all these tears. If God stores all of them in a bottle, the volume I have shed in the last year will potentially keep someone out of heaven – no room at the inn with Melody’s tear vats full up! Thank you for the reminder that we can give everything to our God, even our tears, and that He can use salty waterworks for His purposes, too…
Isn’t it wonderful to know our tears count to God? No worries: heaven has room for all those bottles…and for us too! Sure appreciate your words of encouragement, Melody.
I, too, leak lavishly. I’m thinking I’m going to have a house on the lake of tears in heaven. Sounds like we might be neighbors! Haha!
Oh, me too. With a dock, please! God bless you, Linda, for listening and commenting.
No kidding? I have always been very emotional. Lots of tears, for me, for you, for your loved one as the Lord moves with compassion. I am glad you mentioned this because I get condemnation for being overly emotional. I have finally accepted that that is just the way I am and others who don’t understand it are not my judges and that doesn’t mean I am defective. Thanks for letting us know. Is there something in the Bible that talks about this specifically, please?
You won’t find the phrase “ministry of tears” in Scripture, Patti. That’s just a Lizzie thing. ;>) But Romans 12:15 (NASB) does tell us, “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.” That’s why I believe with all my heart that one way we minister to one another is to cry with someone who is crying. It says without a word, “I am with you. I understand. I care. You are not alone.” Compassion is SUCH an important aspect of ministry. Clearly he has blessed you with that gift!