Hurt and pain have a way of giving you Christian amnesia. The enemy has a way of using circumstances in your life which lead to forgetting the character of God. I recently went through a season of hurt and loss. It was there that the Lord actually reminded me of his character. “God is faithful” is the name of my blog and I want to explore that attribute of God through the testimony of this journey we call life. Many of you have read the verse Psalm 34:18,

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in Spirit.”

The verse right before that says,

” The righteous cry out, and The Lord hears them.”

Ahhh! What an incredible truth of the Lord’ character shown to us in scripture. When we cry out to Him and lift our prayers of brokenness, the Lord shows up through His presence.

Later in Psalm 51:17 it says,

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you do not despise.”

God is pleased with us when we humble ourselves and cry out to Him in brokenness. It pleases Him more than rituals and sacrifices. When you are going through a season of hurt, the Lord meets you and shows you your heart as well. There is beauty in brokenness because we are admitting to the Lord that we cannot do it alone. Brokenness and surrender go hand in hand. We surrender to repentance, forgiveness, and to His plan and calling on our lives. God wants your heart more than anything!                                            

This picture was taken in Texas where the waves were crashing on the walkway and the weather was windy. There was still something beautiful about looking at the vast ocean even though my environment around me was crazy and I was getting soaked.

ENCOURAGEMENT:

During a season of hurt and brokenness, keep running the race. God hears you cry out to Him. He wants to be close to you. He loves you and is faithful! What God has done once, He can do again! Don’t be afraid to admit to the Lord you are hurting and broken in spirit. That is how we grow and the Lord uses that season to help you better understand and remember His faithful character.  Let us not have Christian amnesia!