How do you put into words what is far beyond what any word could ever express?
How do you look at those with broken hearts and try to help them make sense out of what seems to make no sense?
How do you look into a world so broken but at the same time see reminders of hope?This life can feel overwhelming. As quickly as we experience joy, in a moment it can be swept away.
So how do you say to the brokenhearted that there is joy in sorrow, that God can bring triumph and beauty to tragedy?
In such seasons of life, there is always the wonder of why. “Why?” is a thought with a thousand endless answers.
Being stuck in the mindset of “why?” is to remain lost. However, when asking “how?”, one begins to build a place where the Holy Spirit can dwell.
Draw closer
The pain, hurt and heartache draw us closer to God, to understanding the love that God intends for us to know.
The pain is a gift to remind you of the power and movement of love, which was created
by God.
The memories and the scars left behind on our hearts in time become a reflection of what we overcame with our God who loves us. The memories remind us of how much we are loved by our Father and of the transformed
person we become in his light.
The Holy Spirit acts as our guide in understanding the seasons in our life. The Holy Spirit convicts us to repent when we feel the pang of guilt, and in the same turn gives us grace and the reminder of forgiveness.
Such seasons of brokenness often lead us to search for purpose in our being. We often seek answers as to why we must endure such anguish in this life.
The standard answer given by many followers of Christ is this: You are here to bring glory to the Father.
However, such answer does not seem logical to the person whose heart is tearing them apart from within.
What would be better for the follower of Christ to say is this: You will live in a dark wilderness. Life in this wilderness will have some hardships, and the thorns will cut deep.
But God has left you this tool (the Bible) as a guide to lead you in the right direction.
When one of us is lost along the journey and it seems unbearable, we can find strength to
push forward.
After the pain passes, look back and recognize how together you and God overcame a dark wilderness that sought to consume you.
Cherish and value the strength and support God knew was within you when He made you.
God is with us, giving us hope, loving us, and leading us out of the dark.
Gina Duncan is a Christian writer.
From the Bible:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. (Psalm 46:1-3)
The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things! The Lord’s right hand is lifted high; the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!” (Psalm 118:14-16)
I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me. (Psalm 120:1)
My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life. (Psalm 119:50)
