Broken Pieces Together Again
Jeremiah 18:4, “And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.”
Greetings friends! I pray this is finding you waking to an absolute joyful day of chasing negative vibes out the door and out of your way while getting started on routines, habits, or even vacation plans! Today while we begin, I would like to look at how our lives can be broken, cracked, dismantled; yet can find the way to placing all those pieces back together. There is a Japanese art of repairing broken pottery (Kintsugi) that has touched my thoughts on putting broken pieces together again. They focus on the details by finding beauty in imperfection. I see that as the same way God heals us; whether through sickness, heartache, betrayal, even how we accept death. The Japanese believe that there is resilience in imperfection; that broken items can become more beautiful after restoration; that the object should not be discarded, because of a flaw. Just like God does when we accept Him and ask for forgiveness of our sins and accept salvation through Jesus; God proves that there is no sin that cannot be forgiven. He says that we can be changed; that we can be made whole again; that He won’t discard us. The only way to be discarded is to not accept salvation and to not receive Him; thus, we spend eternity in hell instead of heaven. When we allow God to restore the broken pieces, we allow His grace to rebuild a flawed life into a repaired life. The restoring comes through us renewing our minds through reading His word, surrendering ourselves to His teaching, His guidance and then trusting His timing. We also must put aside our past, leave behind anything or anyone that will steal our joy. God works diligently to restore our peace, our joy and create a new purpose in our lives. Understanding the process will be the hardest part; “Rome wasn’t built in a day”, will be the quote we must work through! Restoration, regeneration, revitalization; comes with work; lots of rebuilding. Connect with other believers that understand how to gather the pieces, choose the right glue, and then help to put them together. Pray daily that you can receive the strength God offers so that all your broken pieces will be put together again!
Scriptures:
Read: Jeremiah 18:2-6, Psalms 51:8,10,17, Psalms 34:18, Psalms 147:3, II Corinthians 4:7, II Corinthians 12:9-10, Isaiah 30:14-15, 20-21, Galatians 2:20, Hebrews 4:15-16, I John 1:9, Hosea 10:12, Proverbs 25:4, James 4:7-8, Romans 9:20-24, II Corinthians 5:17, II Timothy 2:1-26, Jeremiah 17:14-18
Prayer:
Father God, we come now offering our broken selves to you, believing and trusting that you can mend every hurt, every pain. Thank you, Father, for the Bible that shows exactly how we can rebuild ourselves to the person you want us to be. Thank you, Father for showing us grace and mercy when we couldn’t accept the right path you had chosen. We ask humbly now that you gather the pieces that are broken and mend them, create a new and more beautiful person who accepts and follows you. Amen.