Treasure in the Darkness

We don’t typically associate our sufferings, struggles and sorrows with being a good and/or positive experience in any way shape or form. Embracing brokenness, whether it be our own or someone else, is not what we tend to do best. Feeling out of control and vulnerable is not something that feels comfortable so we do our best to resist it. In our society, and unfortunately in many churches, bearing our burdens or revealing our weaknesses is not often welcomed or looked upon fondly. So we have come to embrace this mindset and have bought into lies that somehow we are a failure if we are unable to keep it all together. I know because I was one of these women who believed that she could do it all for all and I would not fail or fall; after all isn’t this the way it’s supposed to be in the world of Christianity? I had been a believer for most of my life and truly believed my relationship with Jesus was very real and alive, but had no idea how superficial and dead it really was until my life started to fall apart. I found myself in a dark bottomless pit of despair feeling very alone, very scared, and very vulnerable. This wasn’t what I had pictured and planned for my life, my family and certainly not the place I wanted to be. However, it was in this place that I would come to discover the most amazing treasure that life had to offer and that was the priceless gift of new life in Christ Jesus. It brought me to a place of discovering my true identity that is only found in Him. This was the beginning of a journey that showed me how I needed to let go of me completely and take hold of Him fully. It was a re-birthing of my faith and yes the labor pains were incredibly intense and so painful, but out of that place of brokenness and darkness came an abundant life. I now had a real and alive relationship with Jesus that was not based on anything I could do for Him, but only on what He already did for me. I would love to share more as there’s so much more, but it’s probably best to just keep it short and sweet. So, if I could leave you with just one thing then it would be this; embrace the brokenness and do not fear the darkness for this is where you will discover the very things that are priceless.

Remember, you are the Master’s masterpiece and he so desperately desires to pick up all the broken pieces of your life one by one and place them carefully where they belong as He gently seals them in place with His unfailing love so that He is able to create that beautiful and original stain glass window He envisioned long ago. As an artist is passionate about his art so Jesus is passionate about you and sees the beauty in the all brokenness that you or others do not see has he does. He desires to put you, His beautiful masterpiece on display in order that others may see the beauty of who He is in you as His love and light brilliantly shines through all the broken pieces. The broken pieces that you once only saw as brokenness, now is able to be used for a greater and everlasting purpose. I promise you that there is always purpose in the pain and that God has great plans and an amazing purpose for your life!