I have been reading a lot blogs and hearing of The Lord absolutely wrecking his children lately. Not only with the current racers but those who are preparing to go, and friends of mine in general. At first, seeing all of this was really intimidating and scary in fact. I have been raised to be a strong, confident, and uneasily shaken male, so the thought of being broken and made vulnerable, especially publicly, innately screams weakness to me, or at the very least, something that I was taught not show. Seeing how The Lord is breaking the people around me, whether it’s for their sins, their relationships, their ministry, or His people, has freaked me out a bit to be honest, and that’s because I know it’s coming my way. I don’t know if it’s the same for others, but for me, I see The Lord show me others who are learning what He soon wants to teach me. Almost like a warning or a transition period to prepare myself. I think He does this because most of the time I miss it in stubbornness and get wrecked even more so. I can feel the brokenness coming. I don’t know when or in what way it’s coming but I know it is! It might be on the race or even in preparing for it, but this time I’m going to do something different. Instead of running from it, trying to avoid it, or letting satan tell me that I am weak if I allow myself to be broken or vulnerable before others in what the Lord teaching me, I’m going to embrace it. After all The Lord, my Father loves me so much and all He has to show and teach me is good and will make me a better man for the people around me, my future family, and myself. It will mold me into a better representative of Christ and THAT is beautiful. It will most likely be hard, it always is, but it will be so worth it and I know that He will stand and walk through it with me.
Isaiah 41:13
“For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.”
For those of you who are going through a time of brokenness, be encouraged! The Lord your God, your Father, loves you and it is meant to bring you closer to Him.
Embrace the brokenness, because broken is beautiful!
How sweet is the brokenness of a child who knows that the father’s love will pick up the pieces re-create something even more beautiful.
