"OUT OF THE DARKNESS" POST 81

Today has been a beautiful day outside.  There is something very healing about it for me.  It lifts my spirits when I am feeling a little blue. God has created such beauty for us.  I feel very greatful for this beauty all around me and all His many many blessings that we so easily take for granted.  My little granddaughter has been admitted to the hospital.  Her illness that we had hoped would be behind her has worsened and they now have her on 3 strong antibiotics for pneumonia and also walking pneumonia.  Her fever still has not broken.  I know my daughter is beside herself, just as we all are. I praise God for her healing.  Life is so precious.

How many times have you wondered to yourself if you are too broken to be put back together.  You may be facing hardships and wondering how God could still have a plan for your life.  

What about your loved ones or others in the world around you?

There is so much brokenness, that it can feel like anything you do to help is just a drop in the ocean.  Does brokenness have a purpose?  Can God turn our brokenness into something beautiful?  

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted...

Psalms 34:18 says:

"The Lord Is Close To The Brokenhearted And Saves Those Who Are Crushed In Spirit."

He extends compassion and love to us even we are absolutely crushed; never with judgement and always with kindness.  The  kindness that heals.

In our weakness, He is strong.

He says:

"My Grace Is Sufficient For You, 

For My Power Is Made Perfect In Weakness."

As humans, we want to alleviate suffering.  We want to rescue and remove the source of the pain,  but God's strength is made perfect in that weakness, not in spite of it,  but because of it.

God regularly uses broken people to display His love and goodness.  There are reasons for our trials and tribulations.  If these circumstances did not exist, by avoiding the brokenness, we would be missing an opportunity for God's love to shine through our lives.

So, the next time you are experiencing brokenness in your life, remember God's love and the reasons behind that brokenness.  We are learning to become more like the Divine as we journey through life in our love for others.  There are no two people who have the identical lessons to learn.  LOVING OTHERS IS THE REASON WE EXIST... We become a vessel for God's love to shine through. 

 We must bring all our broken pieces and allow Him to create something of higher value.

 If God has transformed your life and turned all your broken pieces into a beautiful masterpiece, you will know that that is something you cannot put a price on.

Brokenness gives us a heart of repentence.