Several years ago as my husband and I browsed through an antique store we noticed a treasure, a small wooden rocking horse.
We were disappointed to see it had been broken and repaired but my husband decided to take his usual approach and ask for a discount. He talked them down to a greatly reduced price and we were eager to place it on our hearth for decor. When our youngest grandchild saw it she climbed right on and began to ride. Surprisingly, she was small enough to turn our decor into a toy. When her older sister took a turn it broke. She tearfully began to apologize. We assured her it had already been broken and could be repaired with a little wood glue.
She and my hubby disappeared for a while and returned with smiles to announce it was restored. God sees our tears when we feel broken but He assures us He can fix it.
My heart is stirred this morning for those of you who desire to be in church service but find the stress of getting everyone ready is just too much. My first reminder to you is that God loves you deeply. The next is you are a minister each and every day to the ones you love, so feelings of guilt are not allowed. God sees. He knows. He understands. Because He knew we would live in an broken world where pain and sorrow would burden us down, He sent His son.
God takes our brokenness and teaches us to depend on Him.
His strength replaces our weakness.
His hope replaces our fear.
His healing replaces our pain.
When we are broken like a piece of shattered pottery, God can pick up the pieces and place us back onto the potter’s wheel. He gently turns and shapes us into a more beautiful and sturdy vessel than we were before. He makes us stronger. Fills us with hope and offers us salvation through His son. We are better than before.
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Word for Today
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”
Lamentations 3:22-24
Song for Today
Prayer for Today
Dear heavenly Father, please meet me in my place of brokenness when I feel battered by the storms of life. Teach me to turn my shattered dreams over to you. Take my pain. Take my sorrow. Help me to let go of the past and rest in you with my future. For the moment meet me where I am. Increase my faith to believe that you are shaping and molding me into something more beautiful than I was before.
Amen
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