“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” - Rumi

Meaning of brokenness: a person has given up all hope; despairing. 

There are approximately 27 verses that point us to the word brokenness... 

As I sat meditating on this word my thoughts and the silence in my mind became broken by the sounds that began to race in my head... 

This word I am afraid will make me bleed... There have been times in my walk with God that my heart felt broken and my soul had become severely bruised... I found myself in a fetal position with my face buried in the ground before me... I cried from the deepest heart-wrenching place in my soul... 

I had a war raging within... I felt like I was coming apart at the seams... My heart was indeed being peeled back like an onion for the whole world to see... I was in such unfamiliar territory... I reached out but could not find a hand to hold... I felt misunderstood and alone. I retreated… I was struggling to understand and find my balance

Even knowing that I had family and friends that loved me I still felt lost... Who would understand this spiritual encounter? You see I did not know my Creator, so I looked for comfort in others, someone who could enlighten me and give me perspective. But this gift of love I was given was way bigger than most have ever encountered... Many did not know how to respond. Many thought maybe I was losing my mind… 

But I felt like I was being driven by a gentle force. It is difficult to put into words… I just knew I had to keep moving forward, keep discovering more about Him and this love I felt in my soul. I had this unusual desire to share His love…But, I was so unequipped… and way out of my comfort zone… I had this unexplainable joy rippling through my veins.

It was a struggle.. where do I fit in? with whom do I share?

As I traveled each day, I discovered my Heavenly Father was always there guiding me. He held me as I felt the growing pains of shedding my old skin, I became stronger as I discovered more about Him... His beauty... and His LOVE. He healed my broken heart and filled my days with beautiful wonder... I was like a child in a candy store... So much to see, so much to taste and so much life to live. 

My brokenness gave me heartfelt pain. My state of not finding someone to hold my hand… Lead me to Him. My brokenness allowed me to reach a place where I could build an intimate relationship of trust, faith, and love with the most amazing spiritual soul I have come to know... 

I found the beauty in the pain.

I found Him! It’s always been Him!!  

And I would not change not even one day… He helped me… find me…

He is my soft place to fall. My strength when I am weak ... And He is my love when no other human understands my heart!!  He is the light that I seek! He is the whisper in the wind that I yearn to hear... He is my gift of LOVE from above. And yes, He is bigger than anything in this life! And I love Him more each day…

He wows me !!! 

Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’Isaiah 41:10

This I declare about the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. Psalms 91:2 

And He said to all “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23

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