GOD CAN HEAL BROKEN LIVES

My daughter-in-law and I were talking the other day about how many hurting people there are around. We were not talking about only poor people who are struggling, but those who are affluent, and yet their lives are broken and crushed. Their marriages are tearing apart. And again, some of these are people in the church, and sometimes even in leadership.

And yet God is waiting to heal. He is the healer of broken lives. When Jesus went into the synagogue at Nazareth, He picked up the Bible and read from Isaiah, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he that anointed me... to heal the brokenhearted" (Isaiah 61:1-3; Luke 4:16-19). This word," brokenhearted,"  really gets to the core. It means those who are completely crushed, those whose lives are shattered and broken to shivers.

Perhaps you are one is feeling utterly crushed. Your life is broken in little bits and you can't imagine how to get it back together again. Dear hurting one, God is waiting to heal and restore you. Lay your life before Him and let Him come in with His light, His love, His healing balm, and His restoring anointing. He will do it, little by little, if you let Him. Allow His living Word will heal you. Your circumstances may not change right away, but God will heal your soul.

You cannot cope unless your soul is whole. Let Him come in and flood your life. His love will enable you to forgive, to let go of hurt and bitterness, and to be healed and restored.

Love from Nancy

P.S. God's Word is a mighty healer. Here are a few Scriptures to take into your life. Read them and speak them out loud so they will go into your soul. The Holy Spirit will highlight the ones that are especially meant for you.

Genesis 28:15; Deuteronomy 31:6-8; Joshua 1:8-9; 21:45; 1 Kings 8:56; Job 1:20-22; 2:9-10; 13:15; Psalms 23; 27; 30:1-5; 31; 32; 37:3-9; 40:1-5; 69:14-18;  Proverbs 3:5-6, 11-12; Isaiah 26:3-4; 41:10, 14; 42:3; 43:1-2; 54:4-10; Jeremiah 17: 14; 30:17; 31:3, 20; Nahum 1:7.

Matthew 5:11-12; John 10:27-30;  14:15-18, 23, 26-27; 15:9-17; 16:33; Romans 8:18, 28-39; 1 Corinthians 15:53-58; 2 Corinthians 4:17-18; 12:9-10; Ephesians 3:16-21; Philippians 3:10-11; 4:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; 2 Timothy 2:12, 19; Hebrews 12:1-11; 13:5-6; James 1:2-4, 12; 5:10-11; 1 Peter 1:5-9; 2:19-25; 3:12-14; 4:12-19; 5:10; Revelation 7:17; 21:3-4.