Brokenness Can Minister
You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, oh God, You will not despise. Psalm 51:16-17 NIV
Have you ever noticed that when you are the lowest that we are the most receptive to being ministered to? Yes it is true if you think about it. When we are doing well, we tend to think that we are flying right beside the angels, we are doing great. When in actuality, we are not fine. There is always room for improvement, there is always a way that we can get closer to God. Fine? I don't think so.
Yet, when we are broken and have no where else to look or to turn, our brokenness is able to minister because it brings us to our knees, and there you will find God. Right where He always is, but we forget to look.
A couple of weeks ago, I was recording with the Circle of Friends for the Columbus radio station, and we were talking about accountability, and being a part of accountability group. I confessed that those that were there, were a part of a group that I had no experience with. I felt left out of something that I felt was vitally important to my very soul and where my heart was headed. Then within a few hours, (without my help or suggestions to God) a friend approached me about being an accountability partner with her. We are in a writing group together, and have been dear friends for years, so we know each other very well. She said that God had really put it on her heart to find a friend to pray with, and to have to answer to.
Well, after my complaining and whining to God hours earlier, about not having anyone that I felt comfortable being accountable to, besides God and my husband (sometimes I am not very accountable to either of them) God impressed my friend to ask me...again. I seemed to have forgotten that she mentioned it a few weeks before. She had phrased it in different words the first time, and I missed it. When she asked me again, the word accountability was mentioned, and I felt God send a little shock wave into my heart.
I don't know about you, but I really do not like having to answer to someone. It makes me mad. Hmmm, that sounds sort of rebellious, oops. God is using that part of me that has been broken and rejected and envious to minister to me. Yes, He is. He drove me to my knees, and because I had a broken heart due to years of rejection, He used it and answered my prayers. My friend and I met today and I must say that it was something almost euphoric. I really felt that we were pleasing to God and we were exactly where we needed to be. We sacrificed our PRIDE, and got blessed because of it, He truly does not despise!
Thank you Lord for opening my eyes to the brokenness in my life and how it has been something that has driven me to You. Amen
Becki Reiser
Have you ever noticed that when you are the lowest that we are the most receptive to being ministered to? Yes it is true if you think about it. When we are doing well, we tend to think that we are flying right beside the angels, we are doing great. When in actuality, we are not fine. There is always room for improvement, there is always a way that we can get closer to God. Fine? I don't think so.
Yet, when we are broken and have no where else to look or to turn, our brokenness is able to minister because it brings us to our knees, and there you will find God. Right where He always is, but we forget to look.
A couple of weeks ago, I was recording with the Circle of Friends for the Columbus radio station, and we were talking about accountability, and being a part of accountability group. I confessed that those that were there, were a part of a group that I had no experience with. I felt left out of something that I felt was vitally important to my very soul and where my heart was headed. Then within a few hours, (without my help or suggestions to God) a friend approached me about being an accountability partner with her. We are in a writing group together, and have been dear friends for years, so we know each other very well. She said that God had really put it on her heart to find a friend to pray with, and to have to answer to.
Well, after my complaining and whining to God hours earlier, about not having anyone that I felt comfortable being accountable to, besides God and my husband (sometimes I am not very accountable to either of them) God impressed my friend to ask me...again. I seemed to have forgotten that she mentioned it a few weeks before. She had phrased it in different words the first time, and I missed it. When she asked me again, the word accountability was mentioned, and I felt God send a little shock wave into my heart.
I don't know about you, but I really do not like having to answer to someone. It makes me mad. Hmmm, that sounds sort of rebellious, oops. God is using that part of me that has been broken and rejected and envious to minister to me. Yes, He is. He drove me to my knees, and because I had a broken heart due to years of rejection, He used it and answered my prayers. My friend and I met today and I must say that it was something almost euphoric. I really felt that we were pleasing to God and we were exactly where we needed to be. We sacrificed our PRIDE, and got blessed because of it, He truly does not despise!
Thank you Lord for opening my eyes to the brokenness in my life and how it has been something that has driven me to You. Amen
Becki Reiser
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