Beautifully Broken

I asked the Lord, "What does it mean to be beautifully broken?".

And this was His reply...

"My child, beautifully broken means that I see something beautiful in a life that's so very broken. I see the potential of a life so worn. I look into her eyes and see the pain that she carries deep within. I see her pain screaming, so desperately trying to get out. She is so very broken, but yet, I can still see her beauty. I still see the masterpiece that I created. I am the Potter. You are the clay. I created you so full of beauty, so full of life. You were beautiful to Me, and you still are. But Satan took you and threw you down. You broke into many pieces, but that wasn't enough for him. He kicked you, stomped on you, and made sure your broken pieces became too many to count. You became so very broken. But you're still beautiful to Me. You're beautiful because I made you. You're beautiful because you're Mine. I don't see the broken pieces, but rather I see the masterpiece I created. I planned you. I wanted you. But Satan wanted to hurt Me, so he destroyed you. And he left you to die. And you have been dying ever since. But you're still Mine. And I still want you. And I still love you. You may be broken, but you're still beautiful to Me. I will pick you up piece by piece for as long as it takes, and I will so delicately and so tenderly put you back together until you are whole once again. My child, you may be broken into zillions of pieces, but you are still beautiful to Me. And I will always love you for all eternity. My child, being beautifully broken means that God takes a life who is so broken, just as she is and transforms her into pure beauty so that the world can see His wonderful glory through this transformation. I take you just as you are - broken, battered, and worn - and I transform you into My beauty and into My image. My child, my precious child, yes you are so very broken, but you're beautifully broken to Me."

(Written 4/8/2010)