Friday, June 8, 2012

Beauty in Brokenness

As a parent, I am not unfamiliar with the cries of loss as a toy is broken in our home.  Upset, disappointed, and frustrated faces often look to me with the request of fixing the broken in our home- their hope being that I could restore an item to usefulness.  I can identify with them to a certain extent- as often items of mine are broken and damaged in our home.  Can you relate?  Have you had something special to you be broken or damaged? 

It hit me this morning that I think, at times, the true value of something is best seen in its brokenness- only when an item has been lost do we truly recognize the value it had in our lives.  It is true with people too, huh?  Only when we see loved ones fading or passing do we fully recognize what influence they have had on us.  What about the living broken?  Those of us that are broken by life and, yet, try to continue on despite being less than whole?  Perhaps broken by our own sinful decisions, the hurts of others, unforgiveness, physical limitations, or deep sorrow.  You can find these living broken people anywhere- in your job, in your church, in your home.... they are hurting people in search of wholeness.

Thankfully, we have a God who loves making things whole- He takes our brokenness and gives us a restored purpose through His complete healing.  Corrie ten Boom once said, "There is no pit so deep that God's love is not deeper still."  Glory!  He will go the depths to reach His precious children in order to heal and restore them to His purpose for their life.  It was for His children's healing and restoration that God had Christ die on the cross for us- He loves us that much- not to just forgive you of failures, but to heal you and restore you to wholeness and usefulness. 

Scripture says, "He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right.  By his wounds you are healed."  1 Peter 2:24

Healed- not patched- totally healed, whole again, for His purpose in your life.  Scars may remain in our lives and consequences of some of our mistakes may still remain, but our soul is completely whole and healed.  We can then deal with life, our scars, and our consequences far beyond ourselves because we are well spiritually and able to draw on God's strength and power. I think God's healed broken are the strongest vessels He can use because they truly know the depths of His love.

Take heart, my friend, if you are hurting and broken, you are but one breath away from wholeness- just call upon the Savior!  If you are hurting over the brokenness of a loved one- do not give up!  God is fully capable and continue praying on their behalf.  If you are a once broken now healed child of the King- rejoice today!  Do not forget the pit He pulled you from, but rejoice in His healing and restored purpose in your life- praise Him for the beauty in the brokenness!

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