Funny story:
In college, 3 years ago, we use smartboards as most places do... One day, it stopped working in class and the teacher couldn't figure out what was up with it... so she went out the room to get a technician... I followed as I needed the toilet... as I left, the class shouted the teacher back in as the board began working again, so she stayed, I continued my toilet trek. I came back to the classroom... 2 minutes in, the board went again. Now, by this time I know that me and technology don't get on very well, so I decided to test something... I went outside the classroom... the board worked... I came back in... the board broke... I left, it worked, I came back, it broke... WHAT THE HECK!? How is that even possible?? Its a good job I'm good at English Language otherwise that could have been an important lesson I sabotaged.
So yeah, don't let me near your electronic things.
This blog is on brokenness. In all honesty, this is an area I don't really know much about... God is gonna speak a lot here cos I don't have much to say myself...
People are fragile things... We have feelings and emotions which can make or break a day, month, year etc. Other people have the power to make us feel great, or crappy... Music can change your mood in a second, food can, laughing actually makes your immune system work better... We are very complex, fragile beings... easy to break but very hard to fix. Not impossible, just very hard.
Brokenness to different people mean different things... I tend to see it as being in a state that is not in line with how you are meant to be.
Brokenness hurts. The most obvious and common type of brokenness seems to be heartbreak... those who have experienced it will be able to say it hurts a heck of a lot, takes a LONG time to heal and wouldn't wish it upon anyone. If you haven't experienced it, GOOD.. I pray you never have to. A broken bone hurts, the nerves around that area are just screaming PAIIIIIN and sending it to your brain... whatever way you look at it, being broken is not a good thing...
God loves fixing things. And He's dam good at it.
My brother fixes cars for a living, he's dam good at it. At the age of 18 he was the number 1 mechanic in the UK, being head hunted by companies such as BMW, Audi, Merc, Ferrari, Lambo and even an F1 team. He is VERY good at what he does. He knows exactly what the car needs doing to get it back to a fully functioning car very quickly.
God fixes people, He's dam good at it. From beginning to end He has been the best at fixing people, being called upon in times of need, and when people just need to feel loved and appreciated. He is VERY good at what He does. He knows exactly what the person needs and gives them it, in a package wrapped in love.
See what I did there? Clever me.
God is a fixer... He knows what we need and when we need it. Brokenness is not something He cannot handle... Jesus was beaten, bruised and BROKEN on his way to the cross... He nailed brokenness to the cross and that is where it stayed. It didn't follow him up to heaven to be a burden that He couldn't shake off... He beat it. Jesus beat brokenness, for you. The reason we can be healed of brokenness and fixed is because Jesus made sure we could be.
Whether your brokenness is heartbreak, a bad upbringing, bad family life, trouble psychologically, emotionally, physically, you do not have to keep it. God has intentions... For you to be fully functioning living in the fullness of His love... Where nothing ever breaks...
God will and wants to fix you. I know I keep saying this...
The key verse that sums all this up is Psalm 34:18 - "The Lord is near to the broken hearted and saves the crushed in spirit." Well, that's all I need to believe that God wants to fix... He said it himself... "I am near to the broken hearted and I will save the crushed in spirit" and He does that out of love for you.
I said at the beginning... Its easy to get broken, but very hard to fix... Yeah, we can't fix it... We search for things to fix ourselves... We'll use the wrong tools, the wrong parts and just make it worse... I had a BB gun... it got jammed and wouldn't shoot anymore... I thought I could fix it so busted out my screwdrivers to open it up and sort it... Half an hour later, my BB gun was in about 30 bits, a spring had flown across the room and I was now more focussed on putting it back together rather than solving the initial problem... We can't fix ourselves. God has to... He knows us better than we know ourselves. He has the right tools, the right parts and knows how to use them skillfully.
It takes bravery to let someone to work on your brokenness, you have to really trust that person to let them in and help... Who better to trust than your Father who will not get anything wrong, use the wrong tool or part... It'll be sore to have someone tend to your wound, your brokenness, but pain comes in the night, but joy comes in the morning. The pain is the weakness leaving the body... Satan wants to keep you broken, thats his way in... the cracks in your soul and body are where he puts his nasty fingers and holds on... He'll then chip away making the wound bigger, sorer, infected and eventually big enough to kill you.... God will protect the wound from infection during the healing process, he'll not only tend to the wound but just go over every part of your mind and soul to ensure perfect, glorious working order.
I think that's all I have to write...
Don't live with brokenness when there's a fixer just waiting to put you back together. He is more than willing.
Trust Him.
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