Music is a saving grace for me. Lyrics capture my heart and help me keep my eyes and ears fixed on God which helps me renew my thoughts…in time.
Yesterday I was so tangled in a web of unwanted thoughts I played, “I surrender all” on repeat on my walk to help me give God the reigns to guide my thoughts, and steps.
By the grace of God I experienced a renewal in my thoughts by the days end- years ago I may have been down for months.
Then this morning I heard a song that’s been on for a while and every time I hear a line in it, it captures my heart. The line is…
“I push like a daisy through old sidewalk cracks.” - @laineywilson
This line reminds me that it’s okay to be broken. Yet being broken doesn’t mean something is wrong with us. Brokenness can be an opportunity for something new to grow. When we give our brokenness to God, He can use it, and redeem it, like He does when we see that daisy growing in sidewalk cracks.
I am sharing this with you today as a reminder for the moments, days and seasons we feel broken. I invite you to join me to…
pause. breathe. pray. ™
May we stop trying to be whole and always in control. May we be willing to admit where we feel broken. Admitting this isn’t a weakness but a strength. Let’s invite God into our broken places and ask Him to renew us, and watch as He grows something new out of the brokenness…in time.
With love and hope,
Shawn
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. - 2 Corinthians 12:9
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