Does God Cry

Have you ever wondered … does God cry specifically for each of us?

I don’t question that He loves me.  I sang songs about his love when I was a child. Scripture is very plain on that. If there’s a question about that love, reflect on what he did for us all on the cross. But a time came in 2011 when I wondered if God’s love could be singular. Is God’s love personal?

To Understand

To help me understand , I try to see Him as I see others with whom I have relationships.  I think about Him as Jesus–God in the form of Man—so I can look into His eyes and try to understand who I am to God.

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Why ask such a question?

Life started normally on the morning of April 1, 2011. It was Friday and I thanked God for bringing me through another work week. Little did I know while I was thanking God, He was sitting on the edge of his chair, elbows on his knees, his head hanging. He knew that this day would be the day everything would change for me.

I can see him choosing to sit there—just a few moments more. He knew this day needed to come. He knew before I would go to sleep that night, that I would hear news that had the potential to rock my faith to its core.

What He knew

My Heavenly Father knew that April 1 would be the day I’d learn of the tumor on my brain that had the potential of taking my life. He knew that I’d spend ten days facing my mortality. He knew I’d need to revisit all the dark corners of my past and  make sure I had asked for or given forgiveness. I needed to take care of business.

For you, today

Is God pondering over what you’ll face today? Will an unexpected situation try to take you out? While it may be unexpected to you, but know, without a doubt, He’s never not known this day would come for you.

Can you visualize Him? Getting out of bed, stepping into his slippers, and strolling to His kitchen. He knew this wasn’t how He had initially planned to do things. Sin had gotten in the way all those years ago. Because of that sin, all of His children would face paying the costs of sin. He would need to clean up after sin—always cleaning up.

Close your eyes

Envision God fixing His cereal.  Right now He knows what’s waiting for you later today. With each spoonful of cereal, can you see Him pondering on how you will handle what’s coming?  He stops, put his spoon down and rested His arm and forehead on the table.

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18

I wonder if God cried for me that day. I write about my view of God’s plan for my life in God’s Best During Your Worst. Be confident that He knows what’s coming for you today as well.

What say you?

What do you wonder about?  Are you happy … or are you doing what you never thought you’d do? Do you see consistencies … or are you all over the place? Drop me a line. I’d love to chat.

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