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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Grace for the Broken

Someone recently gave me a 10 year old car as an answer to prayer!   Yet soon, it became apparent the car had transmission problems.  The people who gave it were not aware the car was internally broken, since it looked fine on the outside.

Many of us are broken, too.  We may put on a happy face and look good on the outside, but internally (emotionally) we are broken.  Some of the signs of internal brokenness are consistent depression, anxiety, anger, insecurity, pride, saying all of the right things, difficult relationships and feelings of rejection. (This is not the same as spiritual brokenness.)

Our brokenness is the result of the sins of others.  Such as not telling us they love us, or saying we will never amount to anything, or sexually abusing us.  I experienced some of that growing up.  Our brokenness is also the result of our own sins which hurt us and others.  The good news is that we are not defined by our internal brokenness but by our identity in Christ!

Understanding the complete Gospel has healed me of a lot of this kind of brokenness.  Isaiah 61:1 says the Gospel includes healing broken hearts.  How?  Jesus lives in us to love us.  We are in Him giving us confidence that we are forgiven, loved, accepted, righteous and holy. 

Are you ready to stop living as a victim and start living as a victor in Christ?  Contact us if you need help.

Live Free In Christ,
Mark Maulding, President and Founder
www.GraceLifeInternational.com All Content Copyright © 2014 Mark Maulding

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