The following is an email that I received from a choir member. I thought you guys might enjoy this.

As He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it. –Luke 19:41

Heartaches—everywhere you turn someone is hurting! Children are mocked at school because they don’t have the clothes most children have. A precious lady blames herself for not knowing that her husband was so unhappy that he committed suicide. Parents grieve over a rebellious son. A man tenderly cares for his wife, who has Alzheimer’s disease and doesn’t even know him. A minister resigns because of vicious lies told about him. A wife anguishes over her husband’s unfaithfulness.

These are only a few of the heartaches that have caused some people to drop out of life. Other hurting folks have gone to the opposite extreme, they stay so busy with life that they do not allow themselves to rest for fear of remember how heart breaking their life has become.

We can learn how to handle our heartaches by looking at the life of Jesus. His heart was breaking as He contemplated what would happen to Jerusalem. He let Himself cry (Luke 19:41). Then He continued the work He came to do—confronting sin, teaching the people, and instructing His disciples.

If your heart is aching, admit your hurt to yourself, to others, and to God. This will open the door to receiving the help you need from the Lord and from people who care. Then choose to get involved in life by worshiping, loving, caring, and working. As you do, your deep hurt will lessen and your joy will increase. 

God Bless!!!

Pastor Johnny Willis