The Road To Brokenness That Leads To True Living

Facing hardship and brokenness seems to be a necessary path we must take to get to spiritual maturity, a deeper relationship with God, and a more authentic life.

Challenges can break down a reliance on ourselves as well as earthly desires and make us more receptive to God’s plan and presence. When we can embrace brokenness it can lead to a more genuine and fulfilling existence that replaces a self-centered life with one that is guided by God’s purpose.

There are a few ways that brokenness can lead to true living.

• Maturity and reliance: Hardships can force us to relinquish reliance on earth, our security and learn to depend on God’s provision and love. Through this process, we learn to replace self-life with God’s will, leading to spiritual maturity.
• Deeper Intimacy: Going through trials and feelings of brokenness can lead to a greater and more intimate relationship with God, as we are forced to seek and rely on Him more.
• Reframing Value: When we reframe values we realize that worldly success, possessions, or fame and fortune are not the source of true living because they are temporary. True living is found in relationships with God, family, and friends which are found through brokenness, not material pursuits.
• Personal and spiritual transformation: Spiritual transformation through brokenness involves recognizing and embracing our vulnerabilities, which leads to a deeper reliance on God. This allows us to heal and grow, which ultimately results in stronger faith and a more profound understanding of our purpose.
• Finding blessing in hardship: Contrary to the belief that brokenness leads to destruction, it is a process that God uses to bring about blessings that could not be found otherwise.

In practice this means we should embrace hardship. Instead of fearing challenges, we should be open to how God can use them to mold and shape us through them.

We should try and let go of the urge to control our hardships. This involves a willingness to let go of control and cry out to God, allowing Him to put the pieces back together in His way, which is often better than we could have imagined for ourselves.

Finding strength in our vulnerabilities. This means acknowledging and embracing brokenness is not a sign of weakness but a path to a greater connection with God.

Acknowledging our earthly brokenness comes from recognizing that we live in a broken world and will face difficulties. But also recognizing that there is good news, that overcoming brokenness is possible with faith.