Broken

On Tuesday mornings I try to go to a spiritual formation group led by my pastor Keith. Yesterday we were discussing how God speaks to us and I brought up the most powerful time God spoke when He told me to take my current job. It was 2004 I had just gotten married and I was struggling with the decision to accept Alderman’s job offer. I had worked with friends before and it hadn’t gone really well. I needed a job though and was leaning toward taking it. I was extremely hesitant. While driving on Bee Caves God spoke into my heart and said, “Take the job.” It was clear. No questions asked. I tell this back story because I wanted to share something I wrote after church yesterday, but I wanted it to have some context. To make the context complete you should know the decision to take the job with Alderman Architect led directly to my two nervous breakdowns - which led directly to God and my becoming a Christian.

I have been broken by life. Rejoice for today my heart is mended. Not with stitches as if by man. Inadequate sutures holding the two broken halves imperfectly together. The crack still cutting across the pristine surface. It is not the things of man that have healed me. My heart has been made whole by the power of God!

Thanks for reading!