Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. It was cool and gray at daybreak, but the sun has broken through the clouds and it’s destined to be a beautiful day. As I met with the Living God from the front porch this morning, I considered how He takes those things that are seemingly “broken” and He transforms them into something beautiful that He can use for His glory…and so it is with my life. I’ve been just about as broken as any human can be, and I’ve walked through adversity that most can’t imagine. But because my focus has been more on what He was doing in my life than on my seemingly disastrous circumstances; He has transformed my life into something beautiful and now I can be used by the King. Isn’t that the way you look at your brokenness too?

It gets a little old hearing people say “I don’t know what God wants for my Life” or “I don’t know why I’m in this mess” or “I don’t have anything to offer God like you do”. It’s those people more focused on the “what’s and the why’s” that never seem to break through the brokenness at all. They want answers before they’ll make an effort or take a step and they’re more focused on themselves and their circumstances than they are on the King of Kings. They see themselves as broken and useless and as long as they believe that they are; they are. It’s not until we see (and sincerely Believe) that God has a Plan for every single life He creates and that He has a Purpose in ALL circumstances,that we begin to focus less on our brokenness and more on Him. It’s the Belief in these things that gives us Strength and Hope and it’s Understanding that we are a Child of the Living God that gives us 20/20 vision from His Perspective. It’s understanding that HE ALWAYS uses broken people because the transition from the brokenness to being a Vessel for Him ALWAYS brings Him glory. And it’s those broken people that will eventually shout from the mountaintops about what an Amazing God we serve…and He Knows it. There is more beauty in brokenness than any of these pour souls can imagine and until they “get it”; they’ll remain broken and useless to the King.

I don’t want to roll back the clock of my life for even one second and I refuse to fall into the trap of “regrets”. I am precisely where He wants me to be in this Life, I’m laser focused on Him and I’m eager to do His Will. I may not sign-up to repeat the cycles of brokenness all over again, but I sure am grateful for it all. Sure, there are plenty of things that I regret and plenty of mistakes I’ve made along the way, and I’m sure that there will be more before I take my last breath. But living out my Faith doesn’t mean that I’m perfect; it means that I’m Forgiven and Living for the King doesn’t mean that I won’t stumble every once in a while; it means that I won’t fall…that I’ll continue to get back up…that I’ll continue to seek His Will and His Purpose in it all and that I’ll love Him with everything I’ve got all the days of my Life. There is no secret to surviving the brokenness and there isn’t a recipe for the Peace that I have. It’s all about putting Life in Perspective and putting Him first… no matter what. It’s ditching the need to understand the “what’s and the why’s” and it’s turning the focus away from Self and to the King instead. It’s being willing to live for Him and to give Him thanks no matter what a pitiful mess you life looks like today. And IF…and ONLY IF… you surrender it all to Him, He’ll transform your brokenness into something so beautiful (and useful) that you’ll be shouting from the mountain tops and giving Glory to Him through it all too.

God ALWAYS uses broken people. Will you let Him use you? PM me if you want to understand more about my God and if you’re ready to LIVE FOR HIM instead of living for yourself!