Weather you've experienced the end of a relationship, been betrayed by someone you
trusted, or experienced the loss of a loved one we all know what it's like to have a
broken heart.
Today I want to remind you of one important promise of God that will help even the broken
hearted hold on to hope.
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We're continuing our series called "Matters of the Heart" as we work our way through the
Psalms to help us develop and maintain emotional wellness by learning how to process our feelings
in a healthy way.
Today I want to talk about being brokenhearted.
At times I think this can be somewhat confusing for Christians especially because we have
a habit of thinking we're going to have this easy life with Jesus full of joy and
peace.
And don't get me wrong, we do get joy and peace from Jesus, however, Jesus never promised
our lives would be void of suffering.
Actually, when we follow Jesus we may experience even more suffering for the sake of Christ.
So what promise do we hold onto when our spirits are crushed and our hearts are broken?
We hold on to the truth that when we go through the valley we never go alone.
Today's scripture is Psalm 34:18 that reads:
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
– Psalm 34:18 NIV
Jesus was not exempt of suffering and frankly neither are we.
But even in our suffering we can experience the presence and closeness of God.
You know, many thought Jesus was rejected by God because of all the pain and suffering
He endured.
Many believe this theology today.
That if something bad happens to you it is because you did something wrong and you are
being punished for some sin.
Think of Karma, what comes around goes around, right?
But Jesus really conflicts with this belief because He was perfect.
He was God, yet even He suffered.
Not because He did anything wrong but because as Isaiah 53 tells us "he took up our pain
and bore our suffering".
Jesus' painful life is not a reflection of Him, but of us.
He took on our sin and the weight of that sin was enormous.
Think of Job.
No one has known the level of pain and loss that Job experienced.
Quickly he lost his family, all he had and became very sick.
His friends came to Job asking what he did to deserve such punishment from God.
But Job's friends were wrong.
God had not turned His back on Job and Job had done nothing wrong.
However, God allowed it to happen.
I can by no means tell you why you are suffering and why heartbreak has entered your life but
I can tell you it does not mean God has turned His back on you.
He always cares, during the good and the bad.
How do I know Jesus cares?
Because when we hurt so does Jesus.
I think of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead in John 11.
Upon arriving to the town where Lazarus had died Jesus is encountered by Martha and Mary,
Lazarus's sisters who explain that it is too late.
Lazarus has been dead for 3 days and there is no hope in saving him.
Jesus sees their pain and their broken hearts and what does He do?
In verse 35 we read that Jesus wept.
Although Jesus knows in a few minutes their tears will turn to joy when He raises Lazarus
from the dead, He still cries with them.
Why?
Because God does not take our broken hearts lightly.
God does not delight in your pain He is close to us in our heartbreak.
We can't avoid heartbreak but we do have this promise that we don't have to do it
alone.
God is with us and that make a huge impact on our healing.
Let's chat more Beloved.
Please comment and let me know, how has God shown His closeness to you even in heartbreak?
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