Crying/Wheeping when in the presence of the Lord

[cherrysoda]

Every Sunday I tried and pray to get into his present. I don't know how it feel when the Holy Spirit touches you but, I pray and tried so to be in it. One Sunday it just hit me and I was told that I cry so hard. I know that I did cause later on my eyes was so puffy. I wish I could remember what was going on but I can't but I do know that night I REST like a baby.
   Thanks to you all cause I felt like what was wrong with me I could not get in his present. Some will shout, some will dance, and there are some will cry.  I just glad I'm in that number. Thank You Jesus!!!!

[csedwards2]

Thx uniquepraise for giving us some word on this.

Heres more:

Psalm 126:5
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Acts 20:19
Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

Exodus 22:23
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Isaiah 12:5-6
5-Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
6-Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

Psalms 61:1
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

[songdove4christ]

Crying in the presence of God is wonderful and nothing to be ashamed of. It is a spirit of brokenness. At this point you have availed and submitted to his authority. You have come out of yourself and allowed God to come in. I have experienced this so much. It is so awesome and it is a part of our spiritual growth. It is no shame for a man to cry and weep in the presence of the Lord. Jeremiah was the weeping prophet. That did not make him less of a man. Well praise God to you. May God bless you.

songdove4christ

[JKBApostolicgurl]

Tears are a kind of worship. So don't be ashamed of your worship. Hold on to it and continue. :cry:  :wink:

[BroAllan]

There is a beautiful story of a woman who loved her Savior so much, that she
washed His feet with her tears, and dried them with her hair... nothing else mattered except that she openly and unashamedly displayed her love for her Master... (Luke 7 chapter)  God bless you... BroAllan

[csedwards2]

BroAllan, you're on

[sacred-composer]

Well I now know who all are the cry babies  :cry: in the group lol.
It is very interesting that I happened to look at this post 'cause I usually hang out at the gopsel organ or music theory. I am transcribing a messege tape of this minister she is taching about Hezekiah and how the prophet had came to him and told him to get his house in order because he was going to die. And Hezekiah had turned his back and faced the wall and wept and prayed to God.
There is something about weeping as someone else said it's like you are vulnerable, naked before God no religiousity, no form or fashion, no pretense. It is just you and God.
When I was in a season in my life when I didn't want to have anything to do with ministry, oh I would visit church but I said I would never be invovled in church ever again. And every church that I went to in NYC I found myself weeping in the service. I went to St. Patrick's I was crying, I went to Brooklyn Tab, Love Gospel in the Bronx and I was weeping. The Holy Spirit kept working on me.
Today I have such a better walk with the Lord, I read Proverbs every day just about and have wept in the Lord's presence so much since the Lord has restored me. And my eyes are watery now as I write this. Cause I know what state of darkness I had gotten myself in and to come back to the light and in right standing with God I can't help but weep in many a worship service. It is just His goodness you hear me?
Thank you everyone for sharing you all have blessed me so very much.

[csedwards2]

CHASE GOD and read GOD CHASERS by Tommy Tenney

He talks about it heavily in there. Weeping is a form of worship. It breaks the spirit (brokeness) and makes you humble yourself before him. Sometimes you think of Gods mercy and how you have fallen short so often and that brings forth repentence, which begins to make you cry and the Holy Spirit brings about comfort in your pain. Sometimes you cry for more of Him. Im not sure what order it all happens, I just know it does.

[csedwards2]

I remember one time @  a business conference, we had a worship service. This business TEAM is like my second family, and I knew practically everyone there. The speaker lead us all into mass repentence. We repented of the sins we had committed against God, and not having the right motives, and for not seeking God first, etc. Then they asked if anybody felt like they wanted a fresh start or to be renewed or something, and everybody came up; New believers and old, repenting and the glory broke out. People were crying everywhere. I started up, and didnt finish for close to an hour. We went through atleast 3 boxes of tissues, and I mean everybody, strong men included, humbled themselves and cried in worship before the Lord. We ran over time by like 90 minutes, because people just couldnt stop crying.

I think theres something special about worshipping  with close friends/family. It seems that the prayers are more intimate, they're on one accord with each other or something. Maybe its because you feel more comfortable crying in front of friends. I dont know, but that was one awesome service.


Charles