Laurie

All of us have experienced a broken heart at one time or another. As children, our hearts were broken in relatively simple ways; we experienced the death of our beloved hamster, our best friend suddenly chose a new friend to play with, our favorite toy broke. As teens, our hearts were tender toward our self image and the opposite sex and emotions were fragile. As adults, our hearts are tested through the trials of life and many times our hearts seem shattered, irreparable, or crushed in the depth of our soul. We can agree with the psalmist when he wrote, “I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded deep down inside me.” Psalm 109:22

What do you do when your heart is broken . . .When your boss side steps the promotion rightfully due you – When your spouse has given you bad news – When the diagnosis isn’t what you had hoped for – When you can’t make the mortgage payment once again – When your dreams have crumbled – When life happens?

Your body and heart may grow weak, yet God is your strength for your heart. He is everything you will ever need. (Psalm 73:26) God stands ready to help those who need it! (Psalm 109:31) I love that truth. God is not sitting back, easily distracted, overwhelmed by your brokenness. Rather, He stands ready to help you in your need. What do you need? You need God to repair the damage and mend the broken pieces of your heart.

“When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something’s suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful.” Barbara Bloom  Aggrandize means to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor – to enhance the power, reputation or position of. The broken object is repaired with a precious substance which enhances its strength and purpose. And in the Japanese culture, the repair (the evidence of the brokenness) magnifies the beauty of the object.

In your brokenness, give God permission and freedom to put your heart back together. He is ready to do so with every resource available in heaven at His disposal. As His Spirit and Truth is used to fill in the damage, you will become even more beautiful and valuable to Him. Your brokenness doesn’t scare God at all, in fact, His desire is to bring people into your life, bring Truth to your heart, and bring praise to your lips to help repair the damage. Don’t minimize His power. Don’t diminish His authority. Exalt His power in your life and become the beautiful person He has intended you to be.