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I know how you feel broken one.
I want you to know you are not alone.
You are not useless.
You are not an outcast.
You are worthy, desired, wanted, needed, cherished...
YOU HAVE A PURPOSE.
YOU MATTER.
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Don't blame yourself.
DON'T HIDE IN THE SHADOW OF SHAME.
I know you might feel like you have done this to yourself- that your choices have turned to consequence- that you have made mistakes, and now you have to pay the price. I can't promise you won't have pain, but in honest humility before God, your tears will turn to freedom. In honest humility before yourself, you will begin to breathe again. Bring the truth of YOU fully into God's light.
DON'T YOU KNOW THAT EVEN IN THE DARK SHADOW OF FAILURE YOU ARE ENVELOPED IN HIS GRACE, DEAR ONE?
Find a way to His Light- step, crawl, run, scratch your way. Don't worry, Fragile Flower, He will not throw stones. He never has. He never will. Mercy's kiss is sweet and deep.
MERCY'S KISS IS YOURS.
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Don't blame God.
DON'T HIDE BEHIND YOUR WALL OF RESENTMENT.
I know you feel ripped from end to end. I know you feel like you cannot carry one more thing. I know you feel you don't deserve all that has happened to you- it isn't fair. But, nonetheless, you are here. If you are angry, tell God about it. Be honest with Him, because He already knows your heart. The wall you hide behind is a facade of protection.
TRANSPARENCY WILL DEMOLISH YOUR WALL OF RESENTMENT BRICK BY BRICK.
TRUST WILL FREE YOU.
Let go. Trust. God is worthy of your trust. Even if you don't understand all that is happening to you or around you, trust Him. Your brokenness abandoned allows Him to heal and bind your wounds.
Perhaps you don't feel anger or resentment?
MAYBE YOU JUST FEEL LOST, ALONE, EMPTY...
Your hurt, disappointment, affliction, insecurities, sorrow, loss, struggle, ache... surrendered to Him may not change your circumstance, but it will change your heart posture. He wants you to be stripped away, so He can rebuild you strong. He wants you to be stripped away so you can feel His touch, and hear His whisper. He wants you to be stripped away so you will turn to Him and depend on Him- completely. He wants you to be stripped away so He can blanket you in His love, and hold you in His embrace.
LOVE'S EMBRACE IS YOURS, TENDER HEART.
"Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces; now He will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds." (Hosea 6:1)
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Brokenness will expose you raw and level you to soul basics. Your heart will bleed. Tears will fall. You will be undone. However and wherever you find yourself in this place, don't give up. Hold onto hope. Hold onto Jesus.
BROKEN THINGS SURRENDERED BECOME BEAUTIFUL IN HIS FLOOD OF GRACE- EXQUISITELY BEAUTIFUL.
"To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair." Isaiah 61:3
BEAUTY FOR ASHES...
True depth and beauty of character can only come through embracing your broken road. Keep seeking. Keep trusting. Keep praying. He will restore you. Dawn is just around the corner.
"In just a short time He will restore us, so that we may live in His presence. Oh, that we might know the Lord. Let us press on to know Him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of the dawn or the coming of rains in early spring." (Hosea 6:2-3)
YES, DAWN IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER...
I know how you feel broken one.
I want you to know you are not alone.
