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Dear Family,

I’ve been thinking about how much pressure there is to stay “strong.”
To be the one everyone leans on.
To keep showing up, holding it together, and smiling even when you’re the one needing rest.

But this week, one simple verse wouldn’t leave me alone:

He knew resurrection was minutes away, but He still cried.
He didn’t hide His feelings to prove His faith.
He didn’t rush to fix what He first chose to feel.

That’s the kind of Love we don’t talk about enough
the kind that feels before it fixes.

 When Strength Starts to Tremble

Sometimes we think tears cancel strength, but they actually reveal it.
Jesus didn’t lose His authority when He cried; He proved He was safe to lead.

Maybe that’s you right now doing your best to keep things together while quietly asking GOD,

You can, because He did.
Love doesn’t make you numb; it makes you near.
And sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is not pretend to be okay.

Every tear you’ve cried this season — over family, faith, or fear — has been seen.
Heaven reads tears like prayers.

 The Pause Before Power

Before Jesus said “Lazarus, come forth,” He paused long enough to stand in the pain of the people around Him.
That pause is everything.

It teaches us that wisdom always breathes before it speaks.
Love listens before it leads.

When you take a moment to pause before reacting, before correcting, before assuming
you give Heaven room to move.

That’s the sound of Heaven not hurried, but holy.

 If Obedience Hurts

Even Jesus had moments where obedience hurt more than it made sense.

That moment reminds us: obedience doesn’t erase emotion.
You can feel everything and still choose faith.

Sometimes saying yes to GOD will stretch you past what’s comfortable.
It might make you cry before it makes you whole.

But don’t confuse pain with punishment.
GOD isn’t trying to break you He’s refining your capacity to love like Him.

Faith isn’t pretending the cup doesn’t burn.
Faith is drinking it anyway, trusting the resurrection that follows.

Authority That Feels

Real authority listens.
It doesn’t shout to be heard or rule to be feared.
It is strength wrapped in gentleness the kind that kneels before it commands.

Every home, every team, every relationship needs that kind of leadership:
Firm enough to guide, but soft enough to heal.

When we lead like that, with empathy and integrity people don’t just follow; they feel safe.

That’s how Love rules.
Not by force but by familiarity with pain.

From Tears to Testimony

When Jesus wept, the crowd whispered,

Those tears preached louder than any miracle.
And moments later, the same Love that wept also raised Lazarus from the grave.

Your tears carry that same kind of power.
They don’t mean you’re losing faith; they mean you’re watering it.

Every tear you’ve sown in private will bloom in public grace.
Don’t rush the process.
Let GOD turn the pain into proof.

✍🏽 Journaling Prompts

1. Where has GOD been teaching me to feel before I fix?

2. What kind of leadership is He forming in me right now — gentle, patient, or peaceful?

3. Who in my life needs compassion more than correction?

4. What pain am I still holding that GOD is asking me to release?

5. How can I stay tender and still walk in strength?

💛 1828 Webster’s Word Study

• Compassion: “A suffering with another; a sorrow for distress with a desire to relieve it.”

• Authority: “Moral influence; legal power derived from character.”

• Mercy: “Kindness that forgives and spares where punishment is deserved.”

• Weep: “To express grief by tears; to mourn or lament.”

• Obedience: “Submission to authority; performing what is commanded.”

💬 Reflection:

In Conclusion

If there’s anything I’ve learned from Jesus’ tears, it’s that power and pain can share the same space and that’s okay.

He didn’t hide His heart to prove His holiness.
He didn’t rush His feelings to look strong.
He led through love, not distance.

And maybe that’s what GOD is teaching us right now:
That it’s safe to feel even while we lead.
That compassion isn’t a weakness it’s proof that Heaven still beats inside our chest.

There’s a quiet strength in those who can sit with pain and not let it harden them.
In those who can correct with kindness.
In those who can wipe tears with one hand and still lift others with the other.

So if this week brings emotions that feel heavier than usual, let them come.
Let them cleanse.
Let them remind you that you’re still soft enough to hear GOD and strong enough to obey Him.

Because the same Jesus who wept is the same One who won.
And maybe that’s what it means to walk in His image
to live tender, rule steady, and love deeply no matter how heavy the moment feels.

Keep your heart open, even when it hurts.
You’re not falling apart you’re being formed into something unshakable.

With Love and Wisdom,

Christalyn 💛

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