Broken.
Almost immediately upon hearing the word our minds jump towards “fixed”. As if something is inherently wrong with being in a state of imperfection.
This weekend I will teach a session titled “Walking Beside the Brokenhearted”. And perhaps my biggest fear is that someone will walk away feeling like a state of brokenness is not okay.
I will teach about steps towards healing…and how to minister to someone with a broken heart. All methods to remedy what seems to be wrong with someone. And healing is needed, no one wants to stay in a place of brokenness forever. But here’s the catch – being broken IS okay. It is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, if we never broke – we would likely never grow. Brokenness is often the very point and crack that mends us up towards wholeness in Christ.
The Bible tells us that the Lord came to heal our broken hearts…to bind up our wounds. That by His wounds we are healed.
What if Christ had never been broken?
If He had not been crucified – and for a moment – even forsaken and abandoned to die on the cross?
Well…we would not have our home in heaven. We would be rendered forever broken. Irreparable. Separated from God for eternity.
There is power in brokenness. Redemption power. Saving power. Freeing power.
The women I will speak to this weekend…many of them know the sting of a broken heart. The gushing of a crushed spirit. And yet they speak.
They speak and write of a contagious freedom offered up through Christ. A Savior who was broken so that our hearts might mend. There is nothing wrong with being broken. Sometimes it’s just His way of leading us towards freedom and setting the captives free…
Dear Stephanie. Thank you for this post. I’ve been feeling very spiritually broken indeed for the past 2 years. I really need to be reminded that the Son of God came to die so as to heal and mend the broken hearted. I know this as head knowledge but it is very difficult to translate to heart knowledge.
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I agree girl…head knowledge and heart knowledge are two very different things. Praying for you sister as you allow the Lord to plant His truth deep into your heart…hugs!
Wow Stephanie, what an inspiring post today. I have been in a broken state for a while now and your post lets me see that sometimes it’s ok to be that way. Thanks again!! Angie
Oh Angie…yes it is absolutely okay to be that way at times…we are much more beautiful people healed than if we had never been broken…God makes true beauty from those ashes girl!
I have been broken too probably for around 15 years now. It has gotten really bad over the past two years. I have turned to God and feel like I am getting better. I have some really bad days and some good. I will continue to seek God and ask him for healing. Thanks for the great post.
Melissa, hang on for those good days sister and know with the bad ones – these too will pass. I hope and pray what you will find is that with time the good ones will soon begin to overshadow the bad ones just as the bad ones are now at times overshadowing the good ones. Praying for you girl!!!
Stephanie, this is so true. And although being broken is Scary, God uses that time to draw us close to him. To heal our pains physically and emotionaly. I love your posts. They are so true and always touch me. Blessings sweetie!
Debra…what a blessing it was to read your comment…blessings back to you sister!!!
Stephanie, I am broken-heartbroken. June 21,2012 my father was killed in a motorcycle accident. Until Thurs. I rarely cried. then, the shock & numbness wore off. I have cried more in 3 days, than the whole month. When my 13 year old son’s baseball team won today, and made it into the NC state recreation baseball finals tomorrow. I cried, not because they won. I cried because my dad was not with me at the game. We have spent many evenings together on a ball field. I grabbed my son in a hug ( I am so blessed. He still hugs & kisses his mom and doesn’t care who’s watching) & through tears told him how proud papa would be) Then God blessed me with the sweetest image of my dad smiling. the same smile, I know he would have had. I didn’t lose a part of me when dad died, I feel like I gained some of his strength and faith. I have his Bible now- a treasure. I have picked up where I believe he left off on a daily reading plan. This morning between 2:30-4:00 am, I spent such a sweet time with God. It started with the reading plan -Jer.20:1-21, then I went through 2 Cor. and Philippians. I have had his sweet peace and comfort today. I know the days of tears are still to come, and God will hold each of them in his hand.
I couldn’t agree more! the very brokenness of my heart is how I found and so confidently believe in GOD’S mighty power!! Thank you Jesus for not only letting us break, but using our brokenness to bring us closer and closer to you!