What Comes to Mind?

Broken.

Beat down and shattered.

Snatched away and destroyed.

Cut off before completion.

Messed up.

What comes to mind? Something popped in to your memory when you read some of those phrases. You may be curious about the story of my glasses but that wasn't what really came to mind. Pause. What was it? It was near and dear to your heart. Something you had hoped for that didn’t happen. Something you had been dreaming up and have yet to see it come to fruition. Most assuredly there is pain. Disappointment. Unanswered questions. Unfairness.

This is not the end. This is not the final straw. It is not easy, nor is it quick. But there is a possibility of something different. Not by me. Not by you. But by the God and Creator of the universe. Nothing is impossible for Him. Nothing is out of His control.

Will you rest your “mess” in Him today? Trust Him for restoration. Trust Him for healing. Trust Him for hope. The bigger the mess, the more He can re-build. The deeper the pain, the further in to our hearts He can sooth. The tougher the situation, the more He can reveal His glory and power. God loves you and wants to care for you… every part of you!

(Image Source: courtesy of my dog, Cocoa Bean, chewing up my glasses! Oct. 2014)