WE MUST BE BROKEN

[MIRIAM JACOB]

Today's Scripture::: Genesis 32:24-32

It had been a long day’s journey and now he was about to get some rest. Probably the last thing Jacob wanted to do was engage in a wrestling match with the God of the Universe.

But, it wasn’t Jacob that engaged God—it was God who engaged Jacob. Many believe it was actually Jesus Christ Himself who came down to get Jacob’s attention. Here God’s Son wrestled with Jacob late into the night until He finally crippled him. Now Jacob was helpless and broken—and now God was about to give Him a new name.

God cannot bless us until He has broken us. In our pride we continue to fight with God. He finally has to bring something into our lives that leaves us completely helpless and begging for His presence. It is then that God begins His work of transformation. He wants us to depend on Him instead of depending on ourselves.

The world tosses away its broken pieces. It only wants the best, the brightest, the good-looking. God says, "give me those broken pieces. I’ll make something beautiful out of them."

So perhaps you’re broken today. Perhaps you feel as though you’ve been forsaken and tossed aside by the world. Remember, God only uses broken men and women.

[MIRIAM JACOB]

" God can take our broken hearts and our shattered dreams and reshape them into a life that is holy and beautiful."

[MIRIAM JACOB]

Read Scriptures ( John 12: 20-26 )

Do you want God’s best for your life? Do you want to become the person God wants you to be? Are you willing to surrender all your abilities, talents and gifts to God and what He wants to do in your life?

Experiencing God’s best, we must be willing to surrender our lives completely and totally to Him.

Surrender isn’t easy, but it’s the only way God can give us His best. As long as we insist on having our way, we’ll miss out on God’s great blessings.
Brokenness is about God’s work in our lives and what it takes to bring us into full surrender to him.

[MIRIAM JACOB]

God deals with the self-life by using pain to get our attention !

When you lay down the self-life:::

You can expect a new view of God’s purpose in your life.
You get a whole new freedom in your spirit.
There is a new sense of power and authority in your life.

Conclusion:::

God takes no pleasure in breaking us. His purpose is to bend our hearts and minds to His will by speaking to us through His Word and His Spirit !

I believe our faith is stretched and as a result grows toward maturity. It’s hard at times, but we need to trust in our Lord to bring us through whatever situation.

Faith is the assurance and belief
In things we hope for, yet do not see...

[MIRIAM JACOB]

HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT?

When you encounter a painful event in your life—divorce, death of a family member, financial setback—you might wonder if God really loves you:

"If He cares so much about me, why does He put me through times of suffering and brokenness?"

Actually, God doesn’t use tough times to punish you—He uses them to help you reach a level of spiritual maturity that cannot otherwise be reached. What feels uncomfortable now only makes you stronger and more beautiful down the road. In fact, God uses the breaking process out of love, hoping you’ll respond to it in a way that brings you closer to Him...

" You may go days without thinking of God, but there's never a moment when He's not thinking of you."

" We hide. God seeks. We bring sin. He brings a sacrifice overflowing with mercy."

" You cannot be anything you want to be. But you can be everything God wants you to be and become."