Jesus wept.

Have you ever felt so upset, alone, or believed that no one cared or listened to your cries?

Do you ever wonder if Jesus cares? Do you wonder if he gets sad when something sad happens to you, or angry when something bad happens to you?

Chapter 11 in John describes the death of Lazarus, Mary and Martha's brother. After he had died both women were very upset and spent many hours crying outside of his tomb. When Jesus came to visit them Mary even fell at his feet and cried out (verse 32) "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." 

Then verse 33 states: "When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled."

When Jesus saw Mary crying, he became upset! He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled, those words show that Jesus, beyond just being there for Mary, took Mary's sadness and brokenness as his own.

Then verse 35 states, "Jesus wept."

Jesus wept. Jesus cried because Mary's sadness became his own sadness.

So wouldn't you think that Jesus would also be sad when we are sad? Our burdens are his burdens. I was walking back to my dorm one night and I was thinking if it was possible for God to have a "bad day". I was wondering if anyone ever asked God how is was doing or how his day was. I know I never do. I wonder if it is because we think God can't have a bad day. But then the verse "Jesus wept" popped into my brain. And if we fully believe that Jesus is God like it says in Matthew 1:23, "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call Him name Immanuel.", and we realized that Immanuel is translated to "God with us", then we have to believe that our perfect God is not always happy. Our perfect God wept. Our perfect God feels our brokenness.

So why do we expect our lives to be only filled with happy days if our perfect God has days filled with tears?

There is a reason for the pain, the hurt, and the hard times. They make us stronger, our relationship with God stronger, they make us rely on God more, and trust God more.

So next time you are going through a tough time, know that God cares so much that he is taking on our burdens and feeling our pain. You are never alone. God has a plan for your life, and he has a purpose for your life.

"For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong." - 2 Corinthians 12:10

 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." -Proverbs 3:5-6

Never Give up.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing,

but in rising up every time we fail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

It's madness-
To hate all rose; because you got scratched by one thorn.
To give up all your dream; because one did not come true.
To lose faith in prayer; because one was not answered.
To give up your efforts; because one of them failed.
To condemn all you friends; because one of them betrayed.
Not to believe in love; because someone may come up.
Remeber that, another chance may come up.
A new friend, a new love, a new life.
Never give up on anything.

“Ever tried, ever failed.No matter, try again, fail again,fail bette. “

-Saumel Brackett

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Jim Redmond helped his son across finish line in 1992 Olympics. Derek Redmond tore his hamstring in the 400 meters, collapsed to the ground, picked himself up and began hopping in pain to the finish line. His father, Jim, forced his way through the crowd and told Redmond he didn't need to finish the race. When Redmond said he did, Jim replied, "Well, then, we're going to finish this together." And they he crossed the finish line all because he never gave up.



Life is a mixture of good times and bad times,
happy moments and unhappy moments.
The next time you are experiencing
one of those bad times of unhappy moments,
Try you best not to let
the situation get the best of you.
If the going gets tough and
you are at a breaking point;
show resilience.
Bend; But don't break.
Try, fail, but Never Give up.

“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never, Never, Never, Never give up.” Winston Churchill

Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because “he lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” He went bankrupt several times before he built Disneyland. In fact, the proposed park was rejected by the city of Anaheim on the grounds that it would only attract riffraff. But as we can see he never gave up. he kept his goal in mind, and finally achieved it.

If only we were all like Walt Disney.

“Only Those Who Dare To Fail Greatly can Achieve Greatly“

-Robert Kennedy