But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him."
John 20:11-13
Mary Magdalene was at Jesus’ empty tomb on Easter Sunday morning. When she saw that Jesus’ body was no longer there, she wept. Why? Because Jesus body was not there—which was a great and terrible shock to her—and because she didn’t understand that Jesus had risen from the dead.
Those are the same two reasons we are often upset.
First, something has gone wrong. It may be a small thing, or it may be that something has gone terribly wrong. Either way, when things are not as we suppose they ought to be, we often become upset. Some get more easily upset than others. Some are more demonstrative when upset than others. Some may be moved to tears. For others, tears are not as ready to flow. But either way, like Mary, we get upset when things go wrong. A word of encouragement here: Let us be wise and self-controlled not to fall to pieces when what has gone wrong is not that big of a deal. Everything is not a crisis.
Second, many do not know that Jesus has risen from the dead. Sadly, we who are in Christ often forget that Jesus has risen from the dead. Because Jesus has risen from the dead, for we who trust in Him, the worst thing that is wrong (our sin) has been dealt with by the Lord. So even though problems exists, our biggest problem has been solved. Shouldn’t that give us a measure of peace, not only regarding sin, but also regarding every other problem that comes our way?
This doesn’t mean that problems aren’t real, but just as Mary needed to hear and understand that the Lord had risen, so everything was under control, He has everything in our lives under control as well. So when we find ourselves “weeping” (or even fretting) let us remember that Jesus has risen from the dead. Our sins are forgiven. And Jesus has everything under control.