Jesus instructed his disciples to have the crowd sit down. He took the small loaves of bread and the fish, gave thanks for what He had, broke the bread and made a banquet. Bread and fish in abundance! The blessing came after the loaves were broken.

The world is filled with brokenness: broken homes, broken lives, shattered dreams, and broken health. Sometimes we must be broken to meet our full potential in kingdom service. We don't like to think of experiencing great difficulties to help us grow spiritually. There are indeed great blessings in following the statutes that have been laid down for us, but we must realize that often the greatest blessings come on the other side of brokenness.

We can trust God to gather us up into His loving arms and put us back together

We might feel that there are so many scattered pieces and fragments of our lives that we could not be "put back together." Just as the left over pieces of bread and fish were gathered up, so can we be gathered up and not wasted. "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted" (John 6:12b).

As we encounter the blessings that we receive, even through brokenness and suffering, we can trust God to gather us up into His loving arms and put us back together.

It has happened for me! You can view my story at hopeforlife.org or e-mail me at ktalley@heraldoftruth.org

Are you presently experiencing a new life? God's word says, "if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" This new life is a free gift of God through faith in Jesus Christ. If you want to know more about this life that only Jesus can give you, sign up for one of our Bible courses. Wherever you are in life, whatever you've done, you can begin again. You may also contact us at info@hopeforlife.org if you have questions about becoming a new creation.

 

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Title: "Blessings Through Brokenness"
Author: Kay Talley
Publication Date: April 22, 2009

The Power of Praying Together by Stormie Omartian & Jack Hayford More than just a "how to" book, this book will help us to discover that when we are willing to link our hearts with others before God, we open ourselves up to a wider, more interactive world of prayer.

Kay is the Donor Management Coordinator at Herald of Truth Ministries and helps lead the women's ministry at her local church. You can reach her by writing to ktalley@heraldoftruth.org.

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