by Tia Thomas
I want to first start off by saying, Hello Everyone and Happy Holidays!!!!!!!! I haven’t written in a while, and it is not because I didn’t want to chat with you, but I wasn’t quite sure what to talk about. I played with a few ideas, but nothing that jumped out to me, but this morning while having my morning coffee and reading “Wild and Free” I knew what I needed to share with you all.
This weekend, we had our annual Christmas production at church, and the choir sang a couple of songs.
We sang Chris Tomlin’s “Glory in the Highest” and Kirk Franklin’s “Now Behold the Lamb” both very beautiful and powerful songs.
Personally, I sang a verse in the “Now Behold the Lamb” and the lyrics go:
Even when I broke, broke your heart
My sins tore us apart, but I’m standing right here in the midst of my tears
I claim you to be, the Lamb of God
New life can begin, for you washed away every one of my sins
Who the Son sets free, is truly free indeed
Lord, I claim you to be the Lamb of God!
Two things about these lyrics, they are powerful, and this morning I realized that these lyrics mimic exactly what I am going through in my life and what I have been talking about over the past month with you all. I was speaking with two ladies in the choir and they said something to me that made me think. One said, the words were so touching and as I sang she got chill bumps. The other said, I almost cried. She then ask me if I wanted to cry, and I responded no, I didn’t want to cry. I went on to say that I used to be extremely emotional and I would cry for everything, but as I’ve gotten older, I “toughened” up a bit, and now I have a tighter hold on my emotions, so I don’t cry like I used to. She responded to me, that she is not an overly emotional person, but when the Holy Spirit moves you can’t deny the feelings it evokes. This made me think and recognize, that in my attempt to hold in my emotions and keep them in check, I can potentially be blocking the Spirit from moving within me. It’s true that the Lord moves differently within everyone, but when we try to hold ourselves in check for whatever reasons, we are putting God in a box. AND NEWSFLASH!!!!!! He’s too BIG to be put in a box.
This raises a question within me though, why are we afraid of emotions? I think, society tells us that if we cry or show emotions, we will be viewed as weak. We will be seen as someone who can’t keep themselves in check and so they can’t make sound decisions. However, I am coming to understand and believe there is nothing wrong with being emotional or leading by emotion. Of course, we can’t make all decision based on emotion, but there are some things in life we should make emotional decisions about. I mean within your career, you have to lead with your head and not your heart, but in life decisions, we can try to be too logical and then make the wrong choices for ourselves and our future.
There is nothing wrong with emotions, there is nothing wrong with tears, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with feeling!
Somewhere in Texas
I am a simple girl who is attempting to live life on life's terms. I love to read and I love to write. I am seeking the Lord diligently and waiting on His word to take over in my life.As I go on this journey, I invite you to come with me as I seek the face of Jesus and not just His hands. There are blessing out there, we just have to be ready to receive them.
Coffee, books, and essential oils make me happy, and my heart beats because of my salvation in Jesus!