brokenhearted | Kristi's Morning Devotional

Right now, I have three people I love dearly who are dealing with broken hearts! In the natural, we can bring comfort and love but we can’t heal the hurt. Only God can do that!

As I was praying for each of them this morning, I felt a bit helpless. “Lord, I want to do more but don’t know what more I can do”. The answer came clear – keep praying, keep loving and let Me love them through you.

Bringing God into the situation is never futile; it’s never a waste of time. God’s love is the great healer.

This morning, my words are few because the best thing I can do for you if you are broken hearted is bring you God’s word.

“I will always praise the Lord.
²With all my heart,
    I will praise the Lord.
    Let all who are helpless,
    listen and be glad.
³Honor the Lord with me!
    Celebrate his great name.

⁴I asked the Lord for help,
    and he saved me
    from all my fears.
⁵Keep your eyes on the Lord!
You will shine like the sun
    and never blush with shame.
⁶I was a nobody, but I prayed,
    and the Lord saved me
    from all my troubles.

⁷If you honor the Lord,
    his angel will protect you.
⁸Discover for yourself
    that the Lord is kind.
    Come to him for protection,
    and you will be glad.

⁹Honor the Lord!
    You are his special people.
    No one who honors the Lord
    will ever be in need.
¹⁰Young lions^[a] may go hungry
    or even starve,
but if you trust the Lord,
    you will never miss out
    on anything good.

¹¹Come, my children, listen
    as I teach you
    to respect the Lord.
¹²Do you want to live
    and enjoy a long life?
¹³Then don’t say cruel things
    and don’t tell lies.
¹⁴    Do good instead of evil
    and try to live at peace.

¹⁵If you obey the Lord,
he will watch over you
    and answer your prayers.
¹⁶But God despises evil people,
    and he will wipe them all
from the earth,
    till they are forgotten.
¹⁷When his people pray for help,
    he listens and rescues them
    from their troubles.
¹⁸The Lord is there to rescue
all who are discouraged
    and have given up hope.” Psalm 34:1-18 CEV

If you are discouraged, hopeless and broken hearted the Lord is here to help! Give Him your heart, He’ll heal it!

Not So Happy Day…I woke up this morning and asked the Lord what I should write. I remembered an article I wrote several years back to Mothers’ with broken hearts.

There are woman all around me who aren’t happy about Mother’s Day but instead are dreading it.

This is for those of you who have recently experienced the death of a child either as an unborn, infant or even an adult. You’re not having a good day, you want to stay in bed with your head under the covers and avoid all who are celebrating.

Some of you have been told you will never have children and your heart is screaming “I’m broken…I ache…I may never recover and I can’t go on pretending everything’s ok.”

Ladies some of you may be dealing with abortion or giving a child up for adoption. Others may be facing life as a single parent because you’ve been abandoned. Some have a special needs child that you love dearly but drain your energy and you are exhausted most of the time.

The last group of ladies I want to include here are those of you who are estranged from your children, those whose children have left and you have no idea where they are or they are living a lifestyle that is far from you and even farther from the Lord. They may be in an addictive lifestyle or they may be in prison.

Mother’s Day is not a good day for you to say the least. You hurt and the thought of facing the day, a day filled with cards and flowers, cheery greetings and gifts is just unbearable.

Because I’m writing this too you, you can know that your Heavenly Father knows your heart, He knows your pain. He wants to comfort you. There are two verses that immediately come to mind

“If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest. 29 Take the yoke I give you. Put it on your shoulders and learn from me. I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest.” Matthew 11:28-29 CEV

“for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!] 6 So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:5b-6 AMP

Your Father knows your heart and how it’s breaking, He is here to heal it and to give you comfort. You are not alone!

“God blesses those people who grieve. They will find comfort!” Matthew 5:4 CEV

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