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Tea Time Tuesday
Be gentle to yourself. Your discouraged or broken heart matters so much to God.
We are all fragile, vulnerable, limited human beings. We only have so much energy before we become exhausted. We have limited emotional and spiritual strength as well. Life is a constant drain on our personal resources. We mamas can be so hard on ourselves.
Yet, God understands those times when you are empty to your toenails and discouraged or feel that nothing you do matters or is making the difference you hoped for. Your discouraged heart matters to God.
Recently, I was doing a reflection and study about the vulnerability of Jesus as a human being living in this fallen, chaotic world and how often he felt a sadness in this world. We read in Matthew that Jesus said, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.”
When Jesus attended the funeral of his precious friend, Lazarus, and sought to comfort Mary and Martha, we read that “Jesus wept.”
At the end of His ministry on earth, most of Jesus’ followers left him and he posed a question to his disciples, “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.
In Hebrews, we learn that Jesus was tempted as we are and He understands our temptation to doubt, be discouraged, feel unseen, and so much more. We read, “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.”
And there are many more.
As a child, we can rest in the arms of our sympathetic, loving Heavenly Father.
Join me on my podcast, today. Hear about 2 books I’m reading, blueberry cobbler, Starlink Satellite, and breathe in Jesus’ compassion, love and sympathy that he has for you and me.
Praying His grace-filled blessings for you, friends.