Growing up, my mom loved mason jars.
She used them for everything! She had them scattered and placed all over the
house for decoration. She would paint them beautiful and vibrant colors. We had
MILLIONS of mason jars because every now and then one would become chipped,
cracked or completely shattered. This did not matter to my mom—she still had a
purpose for every chipped, cracked and shattered jar.
A woman fought hemorrhaging for 12
years until she was healed. The Bible tells us how she visited doctor after doctor,
and they all told her there was nothing they could do to help her. One day,
Jesus was amongst a large crowd; people were swarming him left and right. The
woman reached out and touched the end of His robe. From there the Lord felt the
power leave His body. He demanded to know who touched Him.
Overcoming shame, the woman looked
up at the Lord. When He saw it was the woman, He said, “Daughter, your faith
has made you well.”
Luke 8: 40-48
Throughout my life thus far, my
physical body has been chipped at, has faced several cracks and at times, feels
like I am about to completely shatter. From abuse, to injury, to sickness, I
have faced the storms of hurt and pain.
2 Corinthians 4 says we have a
treasure inside our clay jars . . .
And this treasure we have within
our fragile bodies is the strength of the Lord.
Let the world throw its darkness at
us, for the Spirit of the Lord lives within us.
Nothing can defeat us.
Shame
Are
you ashamed of your cracks?
The woman was ashamed to show her
face to the Lord because of her illness. Our God is not ashamed to be our God,
no matter what sickness, shame, abuse and pain has caused cracks in our bodies.
For years, I lived with the shame
of being physically and sexually abused as a young girl. This created such a big
crack in my body, it almost shattered. The Lord not only healed my broken body,
but restored my heart.
The meaning of restoration is to be
brought back into existence. When we are fighting any type of brokenness or
pain, it affects who we are as individuals.
The Lord is trying to bring us back
into existence, to be who we were made to be!
With each crack on my body caused
by the world, the Lord has replaced it with a scar of restoration.
The Lord wants to teach you
something through your hurt and pain. Let
God use your pain. There is a beautiful story to be told.
Faith
“Your
faith has made you well.”
What if this is all it took for us
to be healed?
Women of God, faith is the answer!
Believe in the healing of your cracks. The woman endured 12 years of sickness
until she was healed. It took me 12 years to come to terms with the abuse I
faced as a young girl. I struggled and went back-and-forth confused as to what
to do. Handing my brokenness over to the Lord was one of the best decisions I
could have ever made.
The journey gives our pain purpose.
Along the way the Lord is restoring our brokenness piece-by-piece. Let the work
of the Lord being done inside of you be bigger than what’s trying to defeat you
on the outside.
God has a purpose for every chip and
for every crack. The pain you feel will never be wasted when you give it to the
Lord. He takes the pain and turns it into strength.
Your
strength will empower you to not only walk but run boldly on the path the Lord
has set before you. 
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