“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” -Psalm 126:5 (KJV)

What if the tears you’re crying today are watering something you’re going to celebrate tomorrow?

Friend, there are seasons in life when doing the right thing still hurts.

You’ve prayed, but you’re still waiting.

You’ve been faithful, but you’re still struggling.

You’ve planted good seeds, but you haven’t seen the harvest.

And maybe you’ve wondered, “God, do You even see these tears?”

Psalm 126:5 gives us this beautiful promise: “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.”

Notice, the Bible doesn’t say there won’t be tears. It says your tears don’t get the final word.

Sometimes you have to keep sowing while you’re crying.

Keep praying when your heart is hurting.

Keep believing when you don’t understand.

Keep serving when nobody seems to notice.

Keep doing what’s right when it would be easier to quit.

Because God can take the seeds you plant in your hardest season and produce a harvest you never imagined.

That tear running down your face isn’t evidence that God has forgotten you. It may be falling on the very ground where your next season of joy is growing.

So here’s my challenge for you today:

Don’t quit in the field just because you haven’t seen the harvest.

Keep sowing.

Keep trusting.

Keep walking with Jesus.

You may be sowing in tears today, but joy is still coming!

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