Whispers Amidst the Shadows

“Sometimes I cry”

God is good all the time; there is no doubt for me; however I still feels lost and cry.

Have you ever received false accusations from someone who doesn’t even know who you are? You, like me are probably just an easy prey for them to attack. Or maybe it’s because they know you are happy and they can’t steal your joy and it makes them angry. Then there are times that even as a Christian I just feel sadness coming over me, and there seems to be no exact reason for it. Or is there?


God gave us our emotions. There is almost always an underlying reason why we are sad. Sometimes when I don't understand what I'm sad about, I pray and ask God to show me. He always does. God can't help you with what you're sad about until you understand what it is about. He wants you to talk it over with Him. He wants to be your best friend and have an intimate relationship with you. And sometimes all it takes is talking over things that make you sad, for it does matter to your Heavenly Father.


Being sad in and of itself is not sin. It depends what we do with our sadness. Look at this passage where Jesus' sorrow was so deep that He asked the Father if he could just be lifted out of the sadness.


Matthew 26:36 -39 "Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He told the disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, "My soul is swallowed up in sorrow--to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with Me."


Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will."


Jesus' best friends, the disciples, weren't there for him. They said they would be, but they really weren't. Often it is like that for us, too. As Christians we have to know that Jesus will be there for us, He won’t fall asleep while we are praying to Him or just having a general conversation with Him. He loves when we take time to visit with Him, just as our family and friends do here on earth.


Psalm 34:17-20 (KJV) 17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. re the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. 20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.


Romans 8:28 (KJV) 28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.


Right now you may feel you don’t know why you are sad or broken spirited, but believe me if you look deep enough into yourself you will find the answer and I know for me when I feel this way I have to turn to Jesus to help me for the feeling of sadness is sometimes too strong for me to fight it myself.


Then there are those times when I do know why I am sad, and 99% of the time it is because I allowed others to get to me because of their lies and false accusations, or maybe I just felt they were speaking about me to others. In reality, does it all really matter? Aren’t you responsible for your own truths and isn’t it you who will report to God when time here on earth is done. Shouldn’t we just walk away from it and not let them take over our spirit, isn’t that just falling prey right into their hands. See as Christians we have to be on guard at all times, Satan can’t stand for us to be standing for Christ. I have cried many a night, including last night as I allowed others to influence my own feelings and truths that I know. All it did was make me sadder that I let God down by giving them opportunity to see that it did hurt. All I can say is shame on me for allowing this.


My friends Jesus loves us, and He forgives us for making stupid mistakes like the above, but do as I plan too, learn from it. Stand tall and stand your ground, for me, no-one will take my heart from loving God. He is my best friend.


Nahum 1:7 (KJV) 7The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

He knows me my friends, can you say the same?

Friends forever: now and when I am invited into Heaven, Jesus and me.

He opened His arms for me and you on that cross; will you run into His arms?  Jesus here I am, I gladly run towards you into your open arms.  I ask for forgiveness for allowing others to come into my heart and disrupt what you gave to me on that cross.  In Jesus name I ask this and pray, Amen!