Topic: YOUR TEARS SHALL TURN INTO TESTIMONY
Text: John 16: 20-22 (ESV)
20. Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
21. When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.
22. So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
INTRODUCTION
Tears are a rolling of water from the eyes as an expression of emotional pain.
Individuals experience extreme pain as a result of acts that strike their emotions.
People can burst into tears for many reasons such as losing something so precious. It could be a loved one, property, job, sound health or finances.
Some are shedding tears because they are in a state of hopelessness and helplessness.
Christians are subject to several trials and tribulations of this world, which is why Jesus gave us assurance in this farewell message to His disciples.
Our focus this month reminds you that God understands your situation and the reason for your tears. If you let Him, He will turn it into joy for you.
What you must do to launch your testimony will be outlined in this article.
1. IDENTIFY WHAT IS MAKING YOU TO SHED TEARS
2. MAKE A BOLD MOVE
3. HAND IT OVER TO GOD
¶ Identify What is Making You to Shed Tears:
Tears cannot roll down your cheeks without being pushed by pain, suffering, and anxiety.
In the past, many people, including biblical fathers and mothers, had experienced this. God responds to each of them as they identify the source of their tears.
In the case of Hannah, it was barrenness. In the case of David, it was helplessness. In the case of Jabez, it was the origin of his name. In the case of Elisha, it was the quest for a double portion of his master’s anointing. In the case of Bartimaeus, it was his blind sight.
God will need you to express your tears in order to help you, not because He didn’t know your feelings, but because He wants you to understand the principle of a loving Father.
John 16:20 says, You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
¶ Make a Bold Move:
Breakthroughs are fueled by boldness.
Standing tall against the source of your tears requires boldness.
Overflowing your eyes with tears would blind your eyes to your breakthrough.
Hannah shed tears in her barrenness because she could not see a child around her. But the day she boldly took the step of faith, she got her result. The Lord gave her Samuel because she made a move.
While David wept over the invasion of his territory by the Amalekites, he was dumbfounded, but later summoned courage by taking a move having inquired from the Lord. David pursued and overtook the Amalekites to reclaim Israel’s properties, including his.
Upon realizing that he did not feel comfortable with his blindness, Bartimaeus took a bold step in faith and gained his sight.
Is there something pressing you right now? Is there something that brings tears from your eyes? Now is the time to take action and walk into your breakthrough.
¶ Hand it Over to God:
You cannot help yourself by your own power. Even with all your strength, you cannot stop the tears from flowing.
Regardless of how strong a woman is, when it is time for her to deliver a baby, she must submit to nature and the instructions of the midwife.
Hand over your burden to the only one who can wipe away your tears and turn them into joy.
David, Jabez, Bartimaeus, and Hannah all handed over what pressed them to shed tears to God and later shared their testimonies.
Remember, God promised to wipe away your tears, but you have to acknowledge that He is able to help you out.
It’s well with you.
Conclusion
Jesus is the answer to everything that is pressing on your heart and making you to cry and shed tears.
The Lord is calling you to let Him lead your life and exchange your burdens for His lasting joy and peace. Let Him be your Lord and Savior and He will guide you.
Let’s pray now.
1. Thank God for His love towards your life.
2. Ask for God’s mercy on you.
3. Lord, send an Angelic visitation that will stimulate my advancement to me.
4. My Father and God, wipe away tears from my eyes.
5. Lord, let me experience lifting in my life. Amen.
John Aderogba,
August 2022.