brokenness
some things were never meant to be broken
people often talk about how God created us with eternity in mind, and that we were born with this intrinsically in our nature… but after the fall, mankind experienced a violent separation from all that it was made for… that’s why in our fallen world there is so much unhappiness, loneliness, despair, and just an incessant sense of dissatisfaction…
during those darker times, it’s so easy to wallow in self-pity and just let the negativity envelop you… but when you really stop to think about it… the implications of why we feel that sense of emptiness or lacking… we have an explanation and an understanding that the rest of the world doesn’t… while sadness is simply accepted as a given part of life (which it is), at least we know that it’s because we were made for greater… and that God intended us for eternity with Him, an existence full of peace and unconditional love
but, reality is that we’re living in this fallen world and, though we’re blessed and fortunate in that we have a hope beyond and a Savior to set the path for us to get there,we are still tragically fallen- creatures intended for eternity living in a world of ephemerality and uncertainty
some things were never meant to be broken… families, relationships, hearts…
we were never meant to be broken… but this world tries and tries to shatter us… to drive us away from our true identity and God’s intention for us to experience a world of completeness. in this world full of brokenness… people more than ever are desperate for a Healer… only God can put the pieces back together…
“I thank God in remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:3-6 NASB)
Robby Ahn replied:
You speak so much truth Josie, and in such an elegant way. I enjoy our talks during the drives up to LA, because I sense something in the way you perceive things that I don’t often find with other people, and I really like that. I’m hoping that we’ll get more chances to understand each other a little better, and maybe help one another make a little more sense of this crazy world we live in.
p.s. keep up the writing!
March 29, 2010 at 9:16 am. Permalink.