The following is taken from Above Rubies:
Kings, men, boys… But every now and then a woman is born who loves to fight! Stilling the cry to battle in her veins is like trying to reign in a warrior horse! May I venture to say, YOU are that woman! You were not meant to be reined in. You were born for battle! And the action word for the battle is “Cry.”
Over and over again the Psalms talk about crying to the Lord. But wait! Haven’t we been told all our lives to stop crying? “Turn off your waterworks!” or “Stop your ballyhooing or I’ll give your something to cry about!” Today, I free you from these subliminal Gestapo voices! Go ahead. Cry your heart out and don’t stop your ballyhooing! But don’t dare cry for yourself! No, not a drop!
Tears represent the most powerful weapon on earth and this weapon was given to you–a woman! We read about it in Jeremiah 9:17-21, “Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Consider and call for the mourning women, that they may come… Let them make haste and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run with tears, and our eyelids gush with water… hear the word of the Lord, O women, and let your ear receive the word of His mouth; teach your daughters wailing, and everyone her neighbor a lamentation.”
We must learn to use this weapon correctly because we are in a war–a war that rages against normalcy, making mockery of God, and against tyranny and injustice. We battle for our homes and our children. Who said that we were not meant to fight? The words of the ancient prophet cry to us, “Man the Fort! Watch the Road! Strengthen your back! Summon all your strength!” (Nahum 2:1) These words apply to us too. The fort is our home and the road shows us what’s heading our way.
Studies reveal that women cry five to fifty or more times a month, men maybe only once a month, if that. Some men never cry. Animals whimper and moan, but cannot cry! Tears are unique to women and tears move God to battle! We were born to cry, so we were born to fight! The choice is: will we cry like babies or cry like warriors?
I encourage you to read the rest of this wonderful article by Evangeline Johnson HERE!
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I read this article a couple of years ago and it has changed my life. Most of us probably need this kind of permission to wail. How sweet that the Bible gives it.
Wow, powerful words! I needed to hear this.