It’s My Bathtub and I’ll Cry If I Want To

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Devotion May 3, 2015

When I need a good cry, I head to the bathtub. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the idea of tears washing away. The soothing involved.

I think this ritual began when I found out I was pregnant with twin boys. Soaking in the tub was my evening break from spending all day with a two year-old. My husband would watch our daughter for an hour while I lay there and talked to God until I pruned. I’d cry and ask Him what in the world He thought He was doing giving me twins.

I guess it could be considered an odd place to pray but it’s what I do.

This happened for me last night. An event I was excited about didn’t go as I imagined it and I was struggling. It hurt. And all I wanted to do was sit in the tub and cry. So I did. And I talked to God and let my tears soak in with the bubbles and the bath water.

Life hurts sometimes. Our hearts break. But the good news is, they mend. They may not be the same but they mend.

Because you see, God meets me in that bathtub. He meets me where it hurts. He wipes my tears and washes them away with the bath water. I honestly don’t know how anyone moves through this life without knowing Jesus. I really don’t.

He is my Rock, my Savior, my Comforter, my Healer.

Revelation 21:4 – He will wipe every tear from their eyes…