You know how when you hear something that resonates deep down in your soul you audibly go, “hmmm.” I read this recently in a full devotional here and was blown away by the truth of this statement.
Find the beauty in brokenness. While religion urges you to try to fix the brokenness in your life, God often calls you to accept the brokenness, because it’s a powerful tool to draw you closer to Him. Brokenness has the power to mold your character into the unique shape God intended for it. As you face the reality of your own brokenness, don’t feel guilty and ashamed for not measuring up and try to hide, avoid, deny, or despise your brokenness.
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Comments (7)
This is so meaningful to me, thank you for posting, it gives me hope.
WOW! It seems to be in the valleys when we cling to God’s promises and want to be closer to God. Being broken makes us feel the need for God. Otherwise, we think we got it all together. Thank you for the post.
Thanks for the great post, really appreciated it.
That’s an awesome post! In church we’re focusing on a new series titled “Everything happens for a reason” and it’s a common phrase that most people don’t really understand. I learned today that it should be “Everything happens for YOU to reason.” The circumstances that we’re faced, or struggles or tests, God wants us to see how we will respond to those situations, basically letting go & trusting Him.
This is so thought provoking. Can you give the name of the devotional where you found it?
Although our circumstances have been different , brokenness is something God has used in my life over the past year. He has shown me things I have needed to confess and things that I just need to Trust Him for.
I am thankful for it.
Theresa of Holliston Reams – you can find the full devotional here: http://www.crosswalk.com/spirituallife/11628580/
It was a synopsis of someone’s book on finding intimacy separate from the idea of performance.