BROKEN.

nobody in this world wants to be broken...to be at a point in life where at most vulnerable, lowest point of one's life or even the feeling of having nothing much to offer...so what is the point really?..is brokenness a type of depression? or is it much like a process, just as rocks are hard pressed for centuries to become diamonds or rough gold goes through the fire to become pure...PROCESS, no one likes it, not as much as just having the end result...this is stage where if we stuck through it, eventually we will get `there'...this is the making or breaking point of every person..a test of character or integrity...the sifting of very impurities or flaws so in the end something comes out better than before.

so spiritually, what is the point in being broken? we are the clay, you are the potter (isaiah 64:8)...ever seen a lump of clay? well its really nothing much to look at...there's no form or structure, not very valuable and just a tad boring! but in the hands of a master potter, the nothing becomes something...the once shapeless, worthless eyesore becomes a valuable silhouette of art, perfect in every way...and its all about the process...if i am to be the person God wants me to become, i must submit myself into his hands...it all start with me, my desire to accept that He knows better..my desire to be transformed by His hands...being broken is not for the faint of heart, process is never easy like i said...like clay being formed, the potter will do everything in his power remove imperfections or flaws, to smooth out the rough patches...like a tree being pruned so that it'll bear much fruit.

another question to ponder is this, is it necessary for all believers to to be broken? if you want to simplify our `walk' with God to single, most effective theology is this...'Love God, love people'...we are not automatic lovers...its not normal for people to care for others unless it benefits them in some way, so our ability or desire to understand God's unconditional love for us gives a better sense on loving others...and it only comes when we, as his created ones submit ourselves into His hands, to go through this process of purification and transformation...He must work in us before he can work through us...our carnal man must go through the fire in order for me and you to used powerfully by God through the holy spirit.

I think I've come to a point in my life where milk just won't cut it anymore, i need meat..i need His fullness in my life...part of being broken is that we become less reliant on our own abilities and strength..what we thought was good enough for
God, usually is never good enough...brokenness opens our eyes to see God and what he desires or what He wants to fulfill in our lives...it begins with an understanding on who God is...God loves us..He wouldn't send His son to die if He didn't...so in everything that He will do in the process of being broken is for our good...painful as it may seem but its the same example with parents disciplining their own children...He loves us enough that He does not want us to grow up like spoiled brats but to be the man or woman whose character is founded solely on His truth and is not swayed by change in season but will remain faithful till the end...a person whose not out for himself/herself but for those who are broken, lonely, poor and widowed, all for the glory of the Maker.

understand.desire.submit.persevere.brokenness