If You're Broken

Some of us think of ourselves as pretty good when it comes to our living in that we don't have to want for food, shelter, clothing, cell phones, cars, friendships, acceptance, love, etc.  But you can have your life pretty well squared away and put together in a nice neat package and still miss out on the most important thing this life has to offer.  This life is meant to be lived in relationship with Jesus Christ.  He came to heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds.  He came for the ones that can see themselves as broken.  Because when you realize and simply admit there is brokenness within you, you open yourself up to seeking out a filler for those broken places.  There are all types of fillers but the only One that will really heal you is the love that Christ overflows with.  He wants to drench us in His love and show us the amazing life He has when we step into relationship with Him.  So, if you think that your life revolves around violence and reputation and toughness and territory/turf claiming, then you're a prime candidate to meet Jesus.  Because it's so abundantly obvious that you're broken.  You can't hide that.  It's written all over the way you live your life and the things you try to "accomplish."  Each and every time you step out of your place of living into those streets to go "take care of something" you're demonstrating that you're broken.  You might as well hop on one leg or tie one of your arms up in a sling because that's how obvious it is.  When you take someone else's life, there's something missing inside of you.  When you think that violence is what makes the world turn, there's something missing.  You've got it twisted.  You've been lied to.  You've been fooled into thinking that your brokenness is as good as it gets, and there's nothing that can heal you.  And if you choose to continue seeing it that way, then you will remain in it.  Just like if you break your arm and never go get it checked out and wrapped up to let it heal.  When you break something you don't continue to expose it to regular activities because it needs the time to mend.  The healing process has to take place apart from the regular stuff you were used to doing.  It's the same thing with receiving God's love.  You need to step into the relationship with Him and away from your regular activities.

You can't be in both worlds and expect to experience His healing.  He wants you to Himself because He has amazing things planned for you.  And your regular activities will not allow for His still quiet voice to be heard and received by you.  He knows exactly what you need, and He won't tolerate anything other than that.  So, don't expect a safe transition.  I mean, it will be an all-out war for your soul when you decide to accept the invitation from Jesus Christ.  You'll experience such pressure and such inner turmoil because the Enemy wants to destroy your chances.  He knows that once you hear God's voice and experience the amazing peace and warmth of His love for you, you'll only want more.  The Enemy knows it better than you do.  But, the alternative is living your life straight into death.  And the death you experience will be like nothing you ever imagined.  The tricks of the Enemy are always leading you toward him and not toward God.  Always.  Anything that leads you away from God leads you to death.  Every time. 

The very good news is, however, your brokenness is obvious.  So there's no question as to whether you need a relationship with Jesus Christ.  There's no question about it.  It's the most obvious thing about your life.  Period.  I’m writing this from a thousand miles away because it's so obvious that you're broken.  You don't have stay that way.  The love of Jesus Christ is so incredibly available to you.  It really is.  And I know it looks dark and pointless from where you're at, but I'm out here telling you there is so much life if you step into the light that only Jesus Christ provides.  His protection and provision far out does anything anybody else can offer you in this world.  He'll show you if you ask Him to.  If you really want to see His work in your life, He'll show you.  And it will be amazing.