KJV ORIGINAL
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Feel the weight of what you've done — let yourself be sad about it, cry if you need to. Turn that carefree laughing into genuine sorrow, and let your happiness become heavy with the reality of where you're at.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes you need to sit in the sadness before you can find real healing.
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