Scripture says in Proverbs 18:14 The spirit of a person can endure his sickness, But as for a broken spirit, who can endure it?
In other words, we can endure a lot. Some seem to be able to endure more than others. But once we are broken, we cannot take another loss, offense, betrayal, empty promise, rejection, abuse. We may not even be able to have confidence in our own ability to not disappoint others. This is where we can feel we have nothing to give and are unloved.
This is the place of raw faith in God. It's the place where we are so done with our own thoughts. I appeal to you to take another look at God.
Why do I say that? Because somewhere in this pain, you may have judged God as one who has abandoned you.
You may have what you consider emotional evidence to back up your accusation against God and others in your life.
You know there is an enemy who is the ACCUSER. Consider right now that you have been caught in a set up by the ACCUSER to even come against God in accusation that He is unfaithful. Can you believe it? Faithful and True is even one of His NAMES!
Take a step of faith with me right here. Let's agree that the things in your mind are not helping. Let's turn it around. We do that by humbling ourselves, asking for forgiveness, and crying out to the Healer. Would you please pray the parts of this prayer that represent your heart? And because only you know your specifics, let this just be start of a continuing prayer as you pour out your heart for healing, relief, and comfort.
"Father, I come to you broken and feeling unloved. I've been wronged. I've wronged others, I've felt even You have let me down. All of this has even caused me to turn against myself. Surely, this is a trap. I choose to forgive and hand over to YOU all who have hurt me, rejected me, betrayed me, talked against me in slander, broken my trust and confidence, disappointed me. I forgive. I ask for you to forgive me for hurting, betraying, talking against people, breaking trusts and confidences and disappointing others who needed me. Would you pour Your love into those places and heal every wound? I know You are near to the brokenhearted. Let me have the awareness of Your nearness and Your restoring love. Nothing can separate me from Your love. Forgive me for idolizing the acceptance of people instead of pursuing You as You deserve. You are truly Faithful. Thank you for hearing me and filling up my empty places."
(Continue from your heart...)
Scriptures
Psalm 34:18
"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
Romans 8:38,39
"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Psalm 36:7
"How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings."
Psalm 109:29
"Help me, LORD my God; save me according to your unfailing love."
Romans 5:8
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Zephaniah 3:17
"The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”
1John 3:1
"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!"
Romans 5:5
"And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us."
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