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
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