I begin this blog with the acknowledgement that I've reached the end of myself. There is a blessing from Jesus that comes from that, which is Him meeting me there in my brokenness. The first beattitude that Jesus talks about on The Sermon on the Mount is in Matthew 5:3, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." He redefines what happiness truly means. We can chase after our desires but real happiness comes in pleasing Jesus. Right now I feel bummed because I'm not getting to do what I want without an aide to help me, but when I finish this blog on my own then I will be truly happy that I did something pleasing for the Lord.
Psalm 14:18, "The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He saves those crushed in spirit."
We need to be beautifully broken before the Lord. When we are, He will draw us nearer to Him and put us back together as He sees fit. We first have to trust Him with our brokenness, then we can be restored thru Him to be what He wants us to be and do what is pleasing in His sight.
Psalm 37:4, "Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart."
How many people confuse 'the desires of their heart' with what God really means, is in the verse is 'a relationship with Jesus Christ"? "That verse does not say “God will give you the desires of your heart because you delight in Him”. Instead, the verse commands us to “Delight yourself in the Lord” and then He will fulfill your desires because He is the only One who can satisfy your heart." [gracecalling.com]
How many of us would like an easy life? Jesus promised that we would suffer in our trials, but that He would also give us peace in them. John 16:33, "These things I have spoken to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
In all of our found brokenness, God's love for us never decreases. He will never forsake His children. Even tho we may struggle through our trials, would we not give up our desires, if it's not Jesus' will?
John 1:24, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit."
When we willingly submit our lives to Christ, then we glorify Him with our testimonies and bear fruit in this broken world. Even if our life isn’t what we hoped for, God will not abandon us or leave us in tribulation. Isaiah 29:11 states, “‘For I know the plans I have for you’, declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’”