Broken
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’ÄúThe sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. O God, You do not despise a broken and sorrowful heart.’Äù
¬ÝPsalms 51:17
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Broken has several meanings: damaged, fractured, full of obstacles, violated, interrupted, bankrupt, disconnected, subdued, cut off, not completely full, imperfectly spoken or written. When the Bible speaks of being broken before the Lord it means to be subdued or bankrupt, having surrendered and emptied ourselves before Him.
To be broken is the same expression used in training horses. They’Äôre wildly undisciplined and have to be trained to accept (recognize, understand) the bridle, saddle and rider.
Essentially we’Äôre not much different, apart from God we’Äôre wild and undisciplined and misunderstand the brokenness God desires. We suppose He’Äôll wreck our lives making us give up all the so-called ’Äúfun stuff’Äù when in truth most of the fun stuff has already brought nothing but chaos.
An unbridled horse has no control or direction and the same can be said of us when we are separate from God. By living wildly, unbridled, expecting everything you do to turn out well is foolishness. When it doesn’Äôt turn out well we then blame God, someone or something else when we’Äôre the one who made the undisciplined choices.
To be broken before the Lord brings clarity. He explains how to let go of pains and violations. He offers a life that’Äôs not damaged nor fractured.
I’Äôve watched my neighbor break horses in and she doesn’Äôt beat them into submission. She builds in them trust. They come to understand her directions and that she can be trusted.
I’Äôm not offering a fairy tale, but a personally proven lifestyle direction. God isn’Äôt mean or cruel, He’Äôs loving and nurturing. He doesn’Äôt want your life to be broken. He wants your brokenness.
Let Him bridle your life it will take on new meaning.
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