Broken No Longer

I attended a very sweet women's meeting last night. As the speaker was reflecting on a very broken time in her life my mind began painting a picture. While the speaker was referring to the brokenness adult life often brings, the picture I saw was quite different.

There is a little girl holding a broken toy in her hand. It is one of her most valued possessions, worn by time and love, but it's obvious this toy has been broken suddenly, intentionally and seemingly beyond repair. She is hiding it behind her back not wanting her father to see it. He is asking her for it. He is telling her he can fix it. After much coaxing and many comforting words from him she hesitantly approaches him with a guilt-riddled expression and tear-streaked cheeks.

She is crying uncontrollably as she finally hands him, with open hands, the brokenness she had been trying to conceal for so long. He tries to comfort her and tells her everything is going to be OK when she blurts out through her snubs and sobs "but I'm the one who broke it!". The father scoops her up in his huge arms, hugs her tight to his chest, moves his face over her sobbing head and weeps with her in mutual heartbreak, knowing she was broken more by her actions than her toy ever could be. It wasn't about who broke it but rather allowing the father to fix it.

Today, where you're at, it's not about who broke your value, your worth, your very soul - it's about allowing the Father to fix it. You see, our Heavenly Father is unlike any earthly father we could compare Him to. He is perfect, loving and holy and He longs to fix all of our brokenness. Give Him those things in open hands - all your things broken by life - and allow Him to work in them. Allow His Spirit to work in you and bring you back to life then, as He breathes new life into you, determine to stand in Christ daily so you can walk from victory to victory.

Whole and broken no longer.

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