Sometimes it is good to rest in the fact that it is ok to have seasons where we are broken. It is in this time that we can truly rest in the presence and glory of God himself.
It is ok to accept that our lives are imperfect. Sometimes in a rush to construct the perfect christian “ spiritual identity”, where we are all on top of things , we can forget what it is like to be a true child of God. Where we can rest at his feet empty and broken and can receive the full abundance of his perfection and love.
It is ok to lay still and cry “ abba father” to realise that it is not by our efforts but by God’s grace alone.
- not our desires but his desires, not our strength but by his strength. Not by our dreams and motivation, but letting him walk forward for me and determining my steps.
He came to earth in human form , not to construct a superhuman “ spiritual identity” for us to follow, but came to earth to die, to become broken in both spiritual and physical terms so that we could be redeemed.
A few Questions to think about…
* Why would someone so perfect come to earth to epitomise brokenness on the cross?
That is one of the great paradoxs’ of our lives and a secret that God himself can only unlock the mystery of. There is great power in brokenness.Elisabeth Elliot( Elliot:162) talks of the glory of autumn, there is great power when the trees lose their leaves. During the bleakness/ barrenness of winter time, there is much that God is doing behind the scenes.There is “ no ongoing spiritual life without letting go”.
There is a mysterious pinnacle that was achieved through the death of Christ, that God himself only knows the answer to.
I realise it is perfectly okay to lay “ heavily broken” to accept that we have no power except through God himself. God himself came down to earth to experience this brokenness, so it is fitting that we should share in this experience.
One of the greatest lies we can believe, is that we have to race to construct ourselves to become better. As we fall in love with God , he shapes and mould us into a glorious representation of him, but we should not be actively striving to become higher/ faster/stronger. God himself is our builder, developer and restorer. He loves a heart that is broken but hungry for him.
This place ... on your knees…
Is the place where human wisdom fails
and God’s grace prevails
When you give up and flail your hands in the air
and declare that God is Lord above all...
It is ok to accept that our lives are imperfect. Sometimes in a rush to construct the perfect christian “ spiritual identity”, where we are all on top of things , we can forget what it is like to be a true child of God. Where we can rest at his feet empty and broken and can receive the full abundance of his perfection and love.
It is ok to lay still and cry “ abba father” to realise that it is not by our efforts but by God’s grace alone.
- not our desires but his desires, not our strength but by his strength. Not by our dreams and motivation, but letting him walk forward for me and determining my steps.
He came to earth in human form , not to construct a superhuman “ spiritual identity” for us to follow, but came to earth to die, to become broken in both spiritual and physical terms so that we could be redeemed.
A few Questions to think about…
* Why would someone so perfect come to earth to epitomise brokenness on the cross?
That is one of the great paradoxs’ of our lives and a secret that God himself can only unlock the mystery of. There is great power in brokenness.Elisabeth Elliot( Elliot:162) talks of the glory of autumn, there is great power when the trees lose their leaves. During the bleakness/ barrenness of winter time, there is much that God is doing behind the scenes.There is “ no ongoing spiritual life without letting go”.
There is a mysterious pinnacle that was achieved through the death of Christ, that God himself only knows the answer to.
I realise it is perfectly okay to lay “ heavily broken” to accept that we have no power except through God himself. God himself came down to earth to experience this brokenness, so it is fitting that we should share in this experience.
One of the greatest lies we can believe, is that we have to race to construct ourselves to become better. As we fall in love with God , he shapes and mould us into a glorious representation of him, but we should not be actively striving to become higher/ faster/stronger. God himself is our builder, developer and restorer. He loves a heart that is broken but hungry for him.
This place ... on your knees…
Is the place where human wisdom fails
and God’s grace prevails
When you give up and flail your hands in the air
and declare that God is Lord above all...
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