Sometimes, we think the ultimate sign of release is being able to cry about something that’s grieving us. But the ultimate sign of release is actually surrendering to God. You may or may not cry. Sometimes, God will remind us not to become so dependent on our emotions, but to choose to make intelligible decisions. Because sometimes our emotion is the thing that keeps us in bondage to sin. Often times, feeling good and feeling bad is the only thing that will motivate us to change for the good or bad. When we rely too much on the ebb and flow of our emotions we get in trouble. Sometimes our desire to cry can be an attempt to manipulate God and convince Him with our tears and down countenance to change our circumstances. But God is not like man. We can convince man with the flow of our tears. But God discerns our hearts. Basically, God is saying He doesn’t want us to emotionalize this encounter with Him. He wants us to be very much intellectually and spiritually aware of what’s going on and what we need to do. There’s a time and a place for everything. And right now is not time for us to be all up in our feelings. Right now, He wants us to think & do.God knows the difference between our tears of surrender and our tears of manipulation. Do you have a broken and contrite heart or are you just broke down?
#MovedByYourRepentanceNotYourTears
#GodlySorrow
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