“God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4
The Kingdom of God is called the Upside Down Kingdom because the Kingdom of God is upside to us sometimes. Understanding the Kingdom of God is a process of unlearning what this earthly life has taught us, and learning the reality of God and applying to our lives. Sometimes it doesn’t make sense, but then again, neither does God.
Here is one of the things where God doesn’t make sense: He cares about us. God invented all of the stars and galaxies. He created light simply by telling it to exist. The laws of physics hold their consistency because He wrote the laws. His imagination created the elephants, crocodiles, and the platypus! He designed the trees and the mountains and the planets and the cosmos! And yet, this almighty divine being is so captivated by His prized position: us.
Even though God holds power over all things and knows all things, He is also personal. God cares about what we feel, experience, ponder, and express. This verse is God’s promise to us: that when we mourn, He will always be there to comfort. When we are struggling through life, He will be present. When we fight battles such as mental illness, depression, anxiety, He is there to fight our battles for us (Exodus 14:14).
God wants us to invite Him into our brokenness. Why? Because He cares for you. He wants to see your heart healed.
Take today to invite the Holy Spirit into the mundane of your everyday life - especially in the areas where your heart is hurting. God doesn’t want the “social media” version of you where everything is fine and dandy - He wants all of your heart. He will take the sorrowful things, and in return, bring about joy, healing, freedom, and comfort!
Questions for Application
- Are there areas in your life where your heart hurts? If so, what are those areas?
- What is stopping you from embracing God’s comfort?
- Ask the Holy Spirit what areas in your heart that you need to let Him into - what did He say?
Prayer
"Father, thank you for what you did on the cross. Thank you for your comfort in the areas where my heart hurts. Thank you for allowing me to enter into your comfort anytime I want to. I allow you to love me and to heal my heart, and I release the pain to you so that I can be free. Help me to walk in your love today so that I can know you more.”