The other day I was face to face with some old brokenness rearing it's old nasty head back at me. This was frustrating me because it's something I know I've been set free from, so I want to continue walking in that freedom. After my encounter with that hurt that morning I was flipping through my Bible as I was working on an assignment for my internship, and felt led to look down at something I had underlined in Galatians. The Scripture was one I had read many times before but that day, it took on a whole new meaning, here is that Scripture.... "My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthy body by trusting in the Son of God, who loves me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20 I usually always think of my old sin being crucified with Christ when I read that passage which is true but that day God showed me that my old brokenness has been crucified with Christ as well. And I am new so my old hurts and brokenness can't tag along! Now I live by trusting Jesus who loves me and gave Himself for me. People in my past may have given me up but Jesus loves me so abundantly that He gave Himself to keep me! He gave Himself to keep me! I can't get over that revelation, what an amazing radical love we have to embrace! So in closing, I just want to encourage you all if you are facing any old hurts or brokenness to remind yourself that it has been crucified with Christ, you are new and that means that stuff can't come along anymore, and if it attempts to- you remind it who you are and you are no longer broken! You are so loved and valued, and friend, YOU ARE WORTH IT! God's got crazy good plans for you and He will NEVER let you go....ever! So cling to your sustaining love that died so He could keep you. He won't let ya down! :)
God tends to show me random hearts in things around me, this is one He showed me as I was walking at the resevoir in Tulsa. He showed it at the perfect time, as He was mending my brokenness :) He really does heal all the way folks!
