DAY 13 | Faith Hacks

God Desires Us in our Brokenness

How could such a perfect God want me? Does he know the things I've done, the places I've been, things I've seen? Why would he still want me, why would he still use me?

These are the questions I would ask all the time, and I wrestled so much in my faith to truly understand the grace and love of God.

So, I would do my best to be perfect, I would do my best to not mess up, my best to look a certain way, my best to honestly not really be real with where I was. I believed that in order to be loved and accepted I needed to be perfect.

"The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God" Psalm 51:17

I remember reading these words for the first time, Psalm 51 is the psalm David wrote after he was confronted with the biggest mistake he had made.

David the man after God's own heart, talks about this very thing, that as much as I can say I'm okay it's actually okay if I'm not.

I'm glad we serve a God that can handle all my emotions and feelings; that in my brokenness God still Loves me.

If I was the only person to ever sin, Jesus still would have died for me, this love is so affirming.

I didn't need to fake that I was sad, God will be with me in my sadness, I didn't need to not be angry but allow God to help me through my anger, I need to go to our savior with everything rather than always trying to figure it out by myself. I need and choose to trust a God who always has been and always will be, with me.

Affirmation

Today, I accept where I am and put my trust in you Lord. Thank you for meeting me in the middle of my brokenness.

Reflection

If you're being honest, where are you at? What broken pieces are you still trying to handle on your own? What does surrendering your brokenness to God look like for you? How does the reality that He loves us right where we are impact your relationship with God?

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