“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 twenty seven verses that point us to the word brokenness... 

While meditating on this word, the silence in the room seemed to interrupted by the sounds rushing through my head. I'm afraid this word will make me bleed. Throughout my walk with God, I've experienced times of heartbreak and severe bruising of my soul. I've found myself curled up, face buried in the ground, crying out from the depths of 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 I had family and friends who loved me, I still felt lost. Who could understand this spiritual encounter? Since I didn't know my Creator, I looked for comfort in others, seeking someone who could enlighten me and provide perspective. But the gift of love I received was far greater than what most have ever encountered. Many didn't know how to respond, and some thought I was losing my mind. 
Yet, I felt driven by a gentle force, which is hard to put into words. I knew I had to keep moving forward, I had to keep discovering more about Him and the love I felt in my soul. I had an unusual desire to share His love, but I was unprepared and out of my comfort zone. I felt an unexplainable joy rippling through my veins. 
It was a struggle, leaving me wondering where I fit in and with whom I could 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, and 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 felt like a child in a candy store, with so much to see, taste, and live. My brokenness gave me heartfelt pain, but my state of not finding someone to hold my hand led me to Him. My brokenness allowed me to 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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