Have you ever watched the cartoon movie Inside Out? The story is about a girl whose basic emotions control her actions. She has Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear and Disgust, who are all as characters, in her mind and they are responsible for her life. Joy always wants Riley (the main character) to be happy. But as the movie progresses, Joy realizes that some of Riley’s happiness and core life moments start with sadness. It was by overcoming sadness that joy could be found.
Many life events have sadness. But without sadness, we wouldn’t experience the joy after. Weddings are a joyful day for most, but for the parents of the bride it can have a bit of sadness. Their daughter is officially leaving their “nest” and starting her own journey. But without this sadness, the parents wouldn’t get to have their daughter blood into her new chapters. They might not have the joy of becoming grandparents. In that same thought, there is sometimes sadness and tears when babies are born. Soon to be moms are definitely working hard, and tears may fall, but they reap with joy when they get to hold their new baby.
God never promised life would be easy. Sometimes when we put our trust in God, we find sadness in our choices and decisions we have to make. Following God’s lead for new jobs means moving and leaving friends behind, but it can lead to great joy if we keep our faith. The Israelites shed many tears during their Exodus, and even once they made it to their new land, it was tough to start over. Those who trusted in the Lord reaped the goodness of the land, though.
The hope of joy can be encouraging. It can help a mother of the bride push through with giving her daughter away. It can help a soon to be mom literally push her body to the point of breaking to meet her new baby. It can push a farmer to work all hours of the Summer day, just to produce enough food for his family to make it through winter. As long as we put our faith in God, those tears we sow can yield great joy.
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