"The LORD is near to the heartbroken and saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin). Psalm 34:18. The Amplified Study Bible
People all over the world are broken and others find it difficult in putting them back together again. Life can be cruel at times through one thing and another - broken marriages, being ripped off in a business deal, breakdown in families and even death. A person who has been broken in such a way, can easily internalise all of the pain and then become embittered. There is then a battle going on inside of them. Just take a can of coke, shake it up and down but don't take the top off. Inside it is chaos as the liquid and gases mix and get ready to erupt. When the top is finally taken off, the result is displayed all over the place. This is what can happen to the person who has internalised pain. When it is finally released, there can be much damage done as the pent-up feelings explode in anger.
When we were children, we used to hear about Humpty Dumpty:
'Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horse and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again.'
There's a degree of truth in these words. When a person has been broken, many people may try and counsel them, offering words of comfort and wisdom. Yet, oftentimes, the person is so hurt and shattered that whatever is said, goes over their head and is no help at all. Counsellors deal in this type of thing all of the time and their job is to pinpoint what actually brought the crisis on. Many things may have happened in the person's life and they may have coped with it all. Then, one separate problem comes along and they snap and all of the past events are thrown into the situation too. It can be a minefield of deep-rooted pain.
You may be feeling this way at this moment. Painful life events, rob us of our peace and we find it difficult to be able to cope with it all. Whatever your pain is; whatever has brought you to the place of feeling rejected or broken, it can be fixed. Humpty Dumpty was beyond repair but you aren't. But it may take some time and pain to allow things to change. Jesus is the best counsellor I have found. I have told Him lots of things about myself and over a period, He has helped me to see clearly.
Perhaps the first place to start is with forgiveness. This is a powerful thing. If we don't forgive the people involved in our situation, it will continue. You may feel they don't deserve forgiveness and this may be true. However, none of us deserve this, but through God's grace, we receive it anyway.
So today, why not decide in your heart to name these people and just tell God that you forgive them. This way, you will owe them nothing and God will help you to be honourable wih this. Once, you have forgiven them, leave the matter with Him and He will deal with it.
Try this for today, and tomorrow we will look further into brokenness.
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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