You Make Beautiful Things Out Of Us

Well, it's definitely been a while since I've blogged. I've thought about blogging lately, but my heart just hasn't been in it. Tonight feels different though. 

I'm not entirely sure what to blog about really. I guess I'll just do what I normally do. Close my eyes and let God take over. Something I haven't done in a while to be honest. 

Alright, I've got something. True things. There are always things that we're afraid to see in ourselves. Or things that we just can't see. And we don't understand why others see them or how others see them. We only wonder and think they're just plain crazy. We all go through a lot in life. It shapes us into who we become, it shapes us into the person that God created us to be. 

Someone beautiful. It's what He wants for us. He wants us to become someone beautiful. Someone after God's own heart. We have trouble getting there and we have trouble understanding this. We want to be beautiful, but with all the ugly things in the world that surround us, with all the evilness, with all the sin we have in our lives, how can we do that? How can we be beautiful and be the person that God wants us to be?

We think that we can't because we have brokenness. We have brokenness in our lives. We all do. You do. And I know I definitely do. But God takes the broken things and turns them into something beautiful. God takes your pain, he takes your suffering, and he turns it into something amazing, something brand new. Something to use for the glory of God! 

Jesus was a sinless person. He came down to earth to die for our sins. A perfect man came down, and was beaten, mocked, and so much more. He was crucified. He became broken so that we could become whole. But what happened after he was broken? God raised him from the dead. And after being on earth a set number of days, he ascended into Heaven. He was broken by us, God made him whole and brought him to be with God again. 

We are broken by each other. We are hurt. We are mocked. We are bruised. We are battered. But God makes us whole again. God lifts us up from the ground, he renews our strength, he lifts us from the trenches we battle the enemy in, and he makes us whole.

We don't have to be broken. We don't have to be hurt. Or mocked. Or bruised. We just need Jesus. We just need to accept his healing and be made whole. And be made new.

I'm not saying this is easy. I've struggled with this so much and I still struggle with it. "What do you mean God makes us whole? I prayed to be made whole and nothing happened." 

You know what? God makes us whole in different ways. Whether it's God speaking to us through those around us, whether it's reading it from God's word, whether it's God speaking to you directly, or for me, music. Lyrics speak to me. Which is why I've decided to share this song with you. After my uncle died back in March just before my birthday, my Mom played this song. And until today, I had forgotten about it. It talks about how even if the healing doesn't come, God is still God. God is still good. And God is still faithful. 

Even If
Kutless

Sometimes all we have to hold onto
Is what we know is true of who You are
So when the heartache hits like a hurricane
That could never change who You are
And we trust in who You are

Even if the healing doesn't come
And life falls apart
And dreams are still undone
You are God, You are good
Forever faithful One
Even if the healing
Even if the healing doesn't come

Lord, we know Your ways are not our ways
So we set our faith in who You are
Even though You reign high above us
You tenderly love us
We know Your heart
And we rest in who You are

Even if the healing doesn't come
And life falls apart
And dreams are still undone
You are God, You are good
Forever faithful One
Even if the healing
Even if the healing doesn't come

You're still the Great and Mighty One
We trust You always
You're working all things for our good
We'll sing your praise

Even if the healing doesn't come
And life falls apart
And dreams are still undone
You are God, you are good
Forever faithful One
Even if the healing
Even if the healing doesn't come

You are God and we will bless You
As the Good and Faithful One
You are God and we will bless you
Even if the healing doesn't come
Even if the healing doesn't come

Yes, life sucks sometimes and yes, we are broken, but we still have God. We're not totally alone. And we always have hope as long as we have God. I am not broken. You are not broken. Because God makes us whole.