Is it okay for Christians to cry?

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It's been an overwhelming week & my initial game plan was to just 'suck it up' and get through the week without crying, which actually worked for a while until something happened & I ended crying like a baby 😭. Well... that wasn't part of the plan at all.

This made me realise a few things:

▪️ It's okay to cry. This is something that I'm still coming to terms with and what comforted me was the fact that even Jesus wept (John 11:35). Crying does not mean that you're weak.

▪️ If you don't deal with your emotions, then your emotions will deal with you. If I had dealt with those overwhelming emotions earlier on during the week then I wouldn't have broken down.

▪️ I am human & not a robot, which means that there will be things that make me sad at times; things that are sometimes beyond my control and even then my trust must be in Jesus.

▪️There is nothing that I cannot overcome. One of my favorite verses, Philippians 4:13 says "I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me."

What do you do when you feel overwhelmed and stressed out?

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