Where is God When I'm Weeping?

Stories of Hope in Hard Times

Have you ever poured out your soul and cried before God? Does He hear and listen? Does He weep with us. Listen as I share a particularly poignant Bible Story which has helped me answer these questions.

Bible Story of Weeping— John chapter 11

• Story of Lazarus dying and his sisters Mary and Marht
• "Lord if you had been here” moments (verses 21 & 32)
• When we are weeping—Jesus feels our sorrow (verse 33). Also see Hebrews 4:15-16
• “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
• "He sees the joy of your future but He feels the pain of your present."
• Jesus weeps with us because He loves us (verse 36)
• Jesus has power to raise one from the dead and also heal one who is weeping
• Brokenness may sometimes be a prerequisite to having a breakthrough with God
• 3 examples from my personal life where I felt so broken but then had an epiphany breakthrough while I was weeping.
• Sometimes we don’t get the miracle we are so desperately praying for—but perhaps we learn something even better—that He sees us and hears us and weeps with us in our brokenness.
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3 Bible Tips to Remember When Weeping

1. You’’re not alone in your weeping

• Mary and Martha wept
• Joseph wept
• Hannah wept
• David wept
• Jesus wept

2. When you are weeping God is there with you.

• Jesus is there with you in your pain
• Jesus weeps with you.

3. Trust in God’s timing

• Trust that in time your weeping and sorrow will turn to joy (Psalm 30:5).
• Trust that though God weeps with you, He sees the joy coming for you and can and will heal you.

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Transcription

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