If I see a man who is deeply in trouble and tell him to cheer up, I am almost sure and certain that I will instead get a bitter smile. He would probably reason out that I could say such words because I do not feel his pain.
There are moments in our life when we just want to lock ourselves up and hide in our room for days and nights wanting to see no one but our own mirror reflections and the painful wounds of traumas and phobias inflicted to us by our loved ones and friends from the past. These moments are moments when we feel so desolate, lonely, and depressed, and then when a friend or loved one comes along and tells us, "Cheer up and come out", we will probably counter, "How can you say that to me? You do not understand what I am going through now."
But there is a friend who is much much better and greater than your best of best friends. That friend is Jesus.
Jesus, our greatest friend, tells us, when we are troubled, "Come to Me all you who are weary and find life a total burden. You will be refreshed. Come to Me, cheer up, it is not the end of the world." But unlike Jesus, we cannot tell Him, "Come on, Jesus, You tell me to cheer up, You don't even know what I am going through." We cannot tell Jesus that because He went through every pain that we are now going through.
If you are mourning or grieving for the death of a loved one, please do not forget that Jesus also grieved over the death of Lazarus and Joseph, His foster father.
If you are grieving over finances, remember that Jesus faced the same difficulty because He had to feed 12 apostles while He Himself did not have any bed on which to place His head for the night.
If you feel you have been experiencing post traumas from your hurts and pains inflicted to you by your own father or your elder brother when you were a toddler, remember that Jesus was lambasted, prejudiced, and insulted infront of the public by His own people and followers.
If you feel you have been betrayed by a friend, remember that Jesus was betrayed by His best friend.
If you feel that your schedule is terrible, if you feel that your boss is bearing down hard on you, do not forget that Jesus also felt the crowd always pressing on Him, the crowd always running after Him, the crowd practically clawing to get everything out of Him.
When you are in trouble and Jesus tells you: "Come out from your room and I will refresh you, come out and I will cheer you up, come out and share with Me your hurts, pains, and wounds, it is not the end of the world", you cannot tell Jesus, "You have never experienced what I have gone through."
Because He did experience what you are going through. Every pain, every ache, every wound, every fear, every anxiety, every anger and resentment, every distress that you have to face. Jesus has faced them ahead of us.
So, the good news today is that Jesus, our greatest friend, tells us, "In the face of all your pains and hurts, cheer up. I have gone ahead of you, but I am always here for you because I love you."
Have a blessed day to all of us....
There are moments in our life when we just want to lock ourselves up and hide in our room for days and nights wanting to see no one but our own mirror reflections and the painful wounds of traumas and phobias inflicted to us by our loved ones and friends from the past. These moments are moments when we feel so desolate, lonely, and depressed, and then when a friend or loved one comes along and tells us, "Cheer up and come out", we will probably counter, "How can you say that to me? You do not understand what I am going through now."
But there is a friend who is much much better and greater than your best of best friends. That friend is Jesus.
Jesus, our greatest friend, tells us, when we are troubled, "Come to Me all you who are weary and find life a total burden. You will be refreshed. Come to Me, cheer up, it is not the end of the world." But unlike Jesus, we cannot tell Him, "Come on, Jesus, You tell me to cheer up, You don't even know what I am going through." We cannot tell Jesus that because He went through every pain that we are now going through.
If you are mourning or grieving for the death of a loved one, please do not forget that Jesus also grieved over the death of Lazarus and Joseph, His foster father.
If you are grieving over finances, remember that Jesus faced the same difficulty because He had to feed 12 apostles while He Himself did not have any bed on which to place His head for the night.
If you feel you have been experiencing post traumas from your hurts and pains inflicted to you by your own father or your elder brother when you were a toddler, remember that Jesus was lambasted, prejudiced, and insulted infront of the public by His own people and followers.
If you feel you have been betrayed by a friend, remember that Jesus was betrayed by His best friend.
If you feel that your schedule is terrible, if you feel that your boss is bearing down hard on you, do not forget that Jesus also felt the crowd always pressing on Him, the crowd always running after Him, the crowd practically clawing to get everything out of Him.
When you are in trouble and Jesus tells you: "Come out from your room and I will refresh you, come out and I will cheer you up, come out and share with Me your hurts, pains, and wounds, it is not the end of the world", you cannot tell Jesus, "You have never experienced what I have gone through."
Because He did experience what you are going through. Every pain, every ache, every wound, every fear, every anxiety, every anger and resentment, every distress that you have to face. Jesus has faced them ahead of us.
So, the good news today is that Jesus, our greatest friend, tells us, "In the face of all your pains and hurts, cheer up. I have gone ahead of you, but I am always here for you because I love you."
Have a blessed day to all of us....
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