I was gone to Bismarck and came back last night, It was a really good Aglow conference. Over the past year or so God has been speaking to me about the ministry of deliverance because of generational sin, that is what she minister on. Most helpful
Sow in Tears
"Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying
seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him."
--Psalm 126:5-6
What a promise! Think of it. When you sow in tears, what a marvelous and abundant
return you will enjoy on your investment. "But," you may be thinking, "when have
I ever gone out weeping, carrying seed to sow?"
If you have ever reached through an invisible wall of pain to embrace God with willful
thanks, you have sown in tears. If you've ever been rejected by a dear one and yet
turned the other cheek in love, you have sown in tears. If you have patiently endured
physical affliction, or responded in love through a difficult marriage, then Psalm
126:5-6 could be your life verse.
Think of the pain young Elisabeth Elliot must have felt as she continued to serve
as a missionary to the very South American Indians who had murdered her husband!
Truly, she sowed the seed of God's Word in tears, but oh, the songs of joy that
ring from the millions who have been touched by her testimony.
When you hurt physically or emotionally, it's hard to muster a patient or godly
response. Pain has a way of screaming for our undivided attention. But when you
either offer a sacrifice of praise to God in the midst of your hurt, or respond
in faith to a heartbreak or hardship, you are sowing in tears. Take heart, for one
day God will reward you with sheaves of joy-all because you were faithful through
tears.
Lord, thank You for the hope and help You offer me through my hurt. Help me to remain
faithful even though my tears sometimes blind my way. May I remember that for every
tear, there will be a song of eternal joy!
"Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying
seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him."
--Psalm 126:5-6
What a promise! Think of it. When you sow in tears, what a marvelous and abundant
return you will enjoy on your investment. "But," you may be thinking, "when have
I ever gone out weeping, carrying seed to sow?"
If you have ever reached through an invisible wall of pain to embrace God with willful
thanks, you have sown in tears. If you've ever been rejected by a dear one and yet
turned the other cheek in love, you have sown in tears. If you have patiently endured
physical affliction, or responded in love through a difficult marriage, then Psalm
126:5-6 could be your life verse.
Think of the pain young Elisabeth Elliot must have felt as she continued to serve
as a missionary to the very South American Indians who had murdered her husband!
Truly, she sowed the seed of God's Word in tears, but oh, the songs of joy that
ring from the millions who have been touched by her testimony.
When you hurt physically or emotionally, it's hard to muster a patient or godly
response. Pain has a way of screaming for our undivided attention. But when you
either offer a sacrifice of praise to God in the midst of your hurt, or respond
in faith to a heartbreak or hardship, you are sowing in tears. Take heart, for one
day God will reward you with sheaves of joy-all because you were faithful through
tears.
Lord, thank You for the hope and help You offer me through my hurt. Help me to remain
faithful even though my tears sometimes blind my way. May I remember that for every
tear, there will be a song of eternal joy!
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