Building Community can be hard when you are in the broken space, but community is another piece needed for healing. Many things that break us, tend to isolate us. Secrets we are told to keep from abuse. Separation from others in domestic violence. Relationships torn from addiction. Shame, blame, guilt are things that keep us... Continue Reading →
When you feel broken it can be helpful to know that you are not alone in your hurt. Understanding that you are not the only one who has walked the path of brokenness can offer a hope in the darkest moments. The world is full of people who have faced things that could break the... Continue Reading →
There are decisions that we make every day that help determine the space we live in. Whether we live in the broken space or decide to live in the space of healing is largely based on our decisions. There are times when the decision is made on a moment by moment basis. As we begin... Continue Reading →
Joy may seem impossible when your in the midst of your brokenness, but with God, nothing is impossible. In fact, the Bible says:My brethren, count it all JOY when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect... Continue Reading →
Often times in our brokenness we spend so much time looking for someone to blame. There may really be a person at the root of our pain. As a teenager, I was raped. The only person to blame for my brokenness in that situation was the rapist. I had a counselor tell me that I... Continue Reading →
When you're broken, there are moments, sometimes long ones, when you feel like you can not possibly go on. That moment looks different for each of us. Some moments are a fleeting thought we can capture and move forward, knowing it is a choice to stay there. There are other times, that the moment seems... Continue Reading →
Broken, an adjective, defined as: having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order. (of a marriage or other long-term relationship) having ended. denoting a family in which the parents are divorced or separated. (of an agreement or promise) not observed by one of the parties involved. (of a... Continue Reading →
“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, Ephesians 2:19 Learning how to be a fellow citizen, a member of the same household is hard. Living with others takes work. Being able to be vulnerable and open with others, letting... Continue Reading →
“He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?”Romans 8:32 God orchestrated everything for his purpose. It gave us free will to walk it out. He answers before we even ask. He orchestrated Christ’s death so... Continue Reading →
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 One of the deepest desires of my soul is to learn to walk more by the Spirit. I have heard God’s voice, long before I understood it was Him in my life. Although what... Continue Reading →
