Brokenness a blessing
There are times when I
have felt broken and I knew that I deserved it, as a result of the bad choices
I had made. But then there are times when I
have no idea why I have
to go through so much of pain. Probably I didn’t do anything wrong this time as
I was very careful. I did pray about it and asked God’s guidance in each step
that I took. Then why? Why the pain? Why the suffering? Why wait for so
long for His promises to come true?
I am reminded of Joseph
from the bible. He might have asked these same questions when he was thrown in
the well by his own brothers and later sold by them. What did he do wrong to
deserve the shame of standing naked in the markets of Egypt when Potiphar's
wife chose him? Or when he was thrown in jail for integrity? But we know that
in the end God worked it out well for him.
Did you know that when
Jesus multiplied the 5 loaves and 2 fishes, he broke them ? (Luke 8) There were
12 basketful of broken pieces. Broken pieces. God uses our brokenness to be a
blessing. Our times of being broken is a blessing. Isn't that wonderful? I
guess this is what David meant when he wrote Psalms 51, 'a broken heart and a
contrite spirit is all you need'.
If today you are broken
or in a moment of despair, pain or heartache. Know for sure that He can use it
as a blessing if you surrender to Him and trust Him.
Samuel Thomas (Sam)
Sam is an active
Christian minister in various capacities. He is working through Cross Impact
and also involved with Crossway Church. He can be contacted on
samvthom16@gmail.com
