With great humility comes amazing blessings that we are not able to fully understand in our lives.
God’s plan for our lives is to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. We were created to work in God’s plan for the full potential in this world.
Jesus said that HE came for us to have life in life. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).
What is brokenness? Brokenness is a state and/or condition of strong pain — mental, emotional, spiritual, financial and physical — that stops a person from living and moving forward in life.
God uses the season and times of brokenness to produce and develop us to who we need to be in life according to HIS will for us.
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“For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby” (Hebrews 12:11-12).
In times of brokenness we come to a place of realizing God is our source and the power of our lives and that He is a very present help in a time of problems and troubles. “Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, And before honor is humility” (Proverbs 18:12).
Brokenness received with great humility and faith in our Loving and Sovereign God our Father and Lord Jesus the Christ allows us to gain understanding, to change and grow in The Knowing Faith which we now live.
Every great person or anyone who ever achieved a level of greatness beside them has been through a season of brokenness in their lives. Brokenness and acknowledgement of God gives someone, who has the willingness to change, the ability to accept God’s purpose for their lives.
Like Abraham we walk by faith and trusting in God each day because in a season of brokenness we will come to know all we have is our faith. Abraham had to experience brokenness and go through the process to achieve greatness.
There are lessons to gain from the season and times of brokenness. We must develop understanding and know that we need God, that with Him we can not do anything in life (John 15:4, Psalm 121:1, Philippians 4:13).
You must allow the Holy Spirit to teach you in all matters of life.
“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you” (John 14:6).
In times of brokenness we must still give God the praise in our lives.
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything” (James 1:2-4 NIV).
Overcome a lack of a teachable spirit and know that all of your help comes from God. Gain the understanding that it is not about your will but God’s will for your life.
Go God Go.
Anthony Armstrong is senior pastor at Unity Christian Fellowship Church at Pine Bluff.
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