Beautifully Broken
Beautifully broken, willingly wasted, lovingly lavished here at Your feet. I am beautifully broken, willingly wasted, lovingly lavished. Lord, let me be broken–beautifully broken.
~from Beautifully Broken as sung by Canaan’s Crossing
We don’t often think of broken things as beautiful but, as the McKameys sang years ago, “What do we do with broken things but throw them away? Isn’t it strange how God can use broken things in a special way?”
We live in a society that preaches wellness, wholeness, and prosperity but God often wants us poor, weak, lonely and dependent on Him. We must be broken before we can be whole. Part of being a Christian is surrendering to God, willingly giving ourselves for His service whatever the cost. Being broken is hard but, if He is going to thoroughly cleanse this piece of clay, He must break away the blemishes and put me through the fire that will refine me even more. Don’t resent the refining process; embrace it and come through it more whole and spotless than ever before.
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