Life is a lot like this. Broken people are treated as if they can't be used because of their status. There are people who are broken from abuse, broken from divorce, broken from a loss, and more. Does that mean these people cannot be used by God? Of course I yell a resounding "NO" so does society may think (or at least their actions show) otherwise?
Before I go any further let me just put it out there that I'm a broken screwed up jacked up messed up daughter of Eve. I don't have all the answers nor do I proclaim to. I can, however, share my conclusions based on the experiences God has led me through and the victories I've experienced as a result of embracing my brokenness.
As some of you very well may know, I am very vocal about my life experiences. I'm a firm believer that my calling includes the gift (if you will) of helping prevent someone else from making the same mistakes I've made. More specifically my call is to prevent WOMEN from doing the things I did and helping them to achieve a better outcome in life and relationships. Some embrace my wisdom and trust my knowledge knowing that I speak from experience. Others choose to dwell on my broken status and question how on Earth God can use a broken woman to edify His people. Aside from the numerous examples in the Bible of this I take this approach to the naysayers... a strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done. To most a broken masterpiece is no longer valuable. To me a masterpiece is not a masterPIECE until all of the pieces have been revealed, examined, and embraced.The below photo has millions of tiny pieces that create this image. Each of those pieces define the image that you see before you.
Learn to embrace your broken status and remember what others think of you and your broken status isn't any of your business. Learn this lesson and it is then that God will reveal the masterpiece in you as He has done in me. I love me... in spite of me...Selah.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
~ Marianne Williamson ~
~ Marianne Williamson ~
