Do you believe all things are possible? Or do you draw the line when it comes to certain situations or something you desire? Do you think God can do and heal anything, including a broken heart? Last month, I read a devotion in Our Daily Bread publication and came across a thought-provoking sentence. It said, “It’s possible to have your heart break and be blessed at the same moment.”-Tim Gustafson. Wow! I had to think about the statement for a minute. After digesting it, I thought about situations that broke my heart, but I was simultaneously receiving a blessing. You may be thinking, how can the occurrence be a blessing when it hurt me. Let me tell you. At the time, I didn’t understand and feel good about the heartache, but it was a blessing in disguise in the long run. It’s possible!
Accordingly, every heartbreak does not come to hurt us, but some get our attention and give us time to make other choices in our lives. Have you ever been glad about a direction change in a relationship? You believe the person to be your chosen mate, but something happens. The person may be unfaithful, or you catch the person in a lie, and your world appears to turn upside down. But, subsequently, the moment you discover these irregularities is the moment your blessing comes! My sisters, everything is not a “woe is me” situation. Somethings are a blessing undercover. It’s possible!
In conclusion, the point I want to make is that a blessing may simultaneously occur out of destruction, heartache, and pain. We should not embrace discouragement if a relationship did not work in the past. Know that God may be saving the best for last. This year let’s trust God more and use our spiritual eyes to see the blessings God is reaping on us. Believe that every negative situation is not working against us, but possibly for our greater good.
It’s possible, very possible, that more incredible blessings are on the way, even if the sky is yet cloudy. I am anticipating tremendous and unusual blessings this year. Are you? I invite you to share a time when something painful was a blessing to you. Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Psalm 126:4-5. I’ll be back next week with a new post, “Know Who You Are!”
Be encouraged, and God bless!
Sister Jackie
I just recently went through a painful experience in my marriage. My husband fell ill and it went downhill from there to the point I was unsure if my marriage could sustain such a traumatic time. I didn’t know whether I was coming or going. Nor did I know what the future would hold. What I did know is that God was there every step of the way. I was not alone even though it felt like it. The harder it got the more I leaned on him. And the more I would feel relieved and comforted by his grace and mercy. Weeping may endure for a night but oh joy comes in the morning.
My husband was healed and so was my marriage. Although it was a tough time, it needed to happen. Those trying times blessed me brought me closer to God than ever before and my husband as well. It revealed areas in my marriage that needed to be repaired in order for us to continue to be united as one, to flourish. It revealed some areas in myself that needed work as well. No the work never stops there is still more to be done but we are at the place we need to be for God to continue to elevate us.
Anything is possible with God! Trust him!
Thank you Sister Jackie for this post.
God bless you Nicole and I praise God for what He is doing in you and your husband’s life. Never give up believing what God can do. He is the God of impossibilities! God bless you and thank you so much for sharing. Your testimony will surely encourage someone else!
Pain can be a life-saving gift. Pain signals; something needs attention. Years ago, many women and men died of cancer because the body didn’t give a signal (pain) that something was wrong.
A songwriter said, “pain is a gift that no one longs for, still it comes; somehow leaves us stronger when it gone. I think we can all relate to that.
God will sometimes break our heart, to save our life.
For that; I thank you Father.
Thanks Jackie
Thanks Nicole
So true! Well said. No one likes or desires pain, but pain can be a lifesaver. Thank God for the pain when it is needed to save us from a worse fate. Thank you so much for sharing, and God bless you!
Although heartbreak may not seem like a blessing at the time, I have looked back at certain situations and ended up GLAD that my heart was broken. Sometimes, God has to break our heart because He know that is the only way to be able to get us closer to the blessing He has for us. Yes, it hurts at the time and yes it seems that we will never move forward or heal. However if we just hold on, believe God and trust Him, He will heal our broken hearts AND bless us at the same time. We just have to truly believe that God knows what’s best for us – better than we know for ourselves.
Amen! Amen! and Amen! God truly knows what is best for each of us, and He will do what He does best. He does ALL things well! Keep trusting and believing God for the things your heart desires. He will never fail you. Heartbreak can be a stepping stone to greater, greater, and more incredible blessings! May the grace and peace of God be plentiful in your life! God bless you, and thank you for sharing!