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EPISODE · Apr 3, 2026 · 8 MIN

The Holiness of Tears

from Daily Devotions for Busy Lives

Staying strong and holding it together isn't always what faith looks like. In this episode, discover why God doesn't look away from your tears, and why crying out to Him is one of the most honest acts of trust you can offer.There is an unspoken rule in a lot of Christian circles. Strong faith means staying composed. Smiling through the hard stuff. Saying "I'm blessed" when someone asks how you're doing, even when you are barely holding it together.But that is not biblical faith. That is performance. And it is costing a lot of people the very comfort God is trying to give them.When Elizabeth Groves' husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she knew all the things a person of faith is supposed to do. Stay strong. Be an example to the kids. Hold it all up so nobody else crumbles. But she looked at her husband and her children and realized something: if she pretended she was fine, she would be lying to everyone in the house, including God.So she made a decision. Right at the beginning of the hardest season of their lives, she gathered her family and established one simple house rule: in this home, it is always okay to cry.That decision, grounded in what Scripture actually says about grief and tears, changed everything for her family.Psalm 56:8 is one of the most tender verses in the Bible. It tells us that God keeps track of every sorrow, collects every tear in a bottle, and records each one in His book. That is not the picture of a God waiting for you to compose yourself before He shows up. That is a God paying close, careful attention to every moment of pain you have ever carried.The Psalms are full of honest, unfiltered grief. Jesus wept at the tomb of Lazarus. In the garden before His death, Hebrews 5:7 tells us He offered up loud cries and tears. If the Son of God grieved openly and loudly, then composure was never the standard.Grief is not the opposite of faith. In a broken world, grief is often what faith looks like. And the tears we suppress don't disappear. They go underground, hardening into bitterness, numbness, and a quiet distance from God that is difficult to explain.Through Elizabeth's story and the tender promise of Psalm 56:8, this episode makes the case that bringing God your honest pain, tears and all, is not a sign of weak faith. It is one of the deepest acts of trust you can offer Him.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL DISCOVER:Why performing composure in grief is costing you the comfort God is already trying to giveWhat Psalm 56:8 reveals about how personally and carefully God attends to your painWhy suppressed grief doesn't disappear, and what it costs you spiritually when it goes undergroundYou do not have to be fine. You just have to be honest.God is already in the room, already collecting every tear, already recording every sorrow. Bring Him the real thing.Share This Episode:https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/209Need Prayer? Leave me a voicemail:https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/voicemailWant to keep these devotions coming? Please consider supporting this podcast.https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/support/Connect with BartFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dailydevotionsforbusylivesWebsite: https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.comFeeling spiritually drained? Start here. Download your free copy of my eBook Making Time for Jesus here.Mentioned in this episode:Join Our Private Facebook CommunityIf you're looking for a place to connect with other Daily Devotions listeners and pray for each other, I'd love for you to join our private Facebook community group. Come find us at https://www.dailydevotionsforbusylives.com/group

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