There have been many different things, comments,
circumstances, etc in my life that have broken me.
Broken my heart - Broken my faith, created doubt - Broken my
hope - Broken my pocket book - Broken my family - Broken my self-worth - Broken
my friendships - Broken me
And I am THANKFUL!
I am thankful! God has so graciously and sweetly allowed me
to experience his craftsmanship, his dedication, his refinement, his beauty.
See there is something to say about a beautiful vase hand
sculpted by the potter and put through the fire then polished or glazed and
painted into the potter’s masterpiece…and I often hear people make this
comparison between us and God.
However I know a beauty even deeper, more lavish, more breathtaking
than that.
I think there is much pride in things handmade, but there is
something almost indescribable about something tediously, out of a labor of
love, meticulously pieced back together.
When my heart was broken, God did not see a lump of clay he
could scrap and place back on the potter’s wheel. No, he is much much much more
deeply devoted to his creation, his pride and joy. Instead he took the time to
seek out and collect every single tiny shattered piece. Then he started
crafting stitches. Stitches with little love notes on them. He used those
precious stitches to tediously and masterfully put my heart back together, but
now with an incredible invincibility! See,
once you know the love of someone who is so deeply devoted to you that they are
not willing to lose one tiny piece of you or change any part of you, but rather
express through time, energy, devotion, and masterful craftsmanship the intense
value you have always had, you can face all things knowing there is nothing about
you that isn’t worth keeping. You also know there is nothing that he won’t
spend the time to seek out and restore to his creation that can be taken from
you. I am not replaceable. I am worth it.
You are not replaceable.
You are wanted.
You are priceless.
You are worth the time, energy, devotion, resources,
attention!
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