broken....

Had lunch with a friend today, when I suddenly realized God was speaking to me. We were talking about life, real life "can not always win life." The real deal, smelly stuff you do not want exposed kind of life, because you are way vulnerable life, what will they think of me life. When He dropped this revelation into my lap, there is 2 kinds of "BROKEN."

The first is the kind of broken most people may know...they think they are broken; when in fact they are only embarrassed. There is a big difference, how do you respond to that feeling of broken. You still want to hide it, manipulate it, and shade what people really see, it's prideful. The kind that ultimately keeps people and peace away. The kind that seperates you from the Grace of God.

The other kind of "broken" is the real thing, the kind that can find power through weakness. The kind that feels like you like you've been run over. The kind that praises without saying all the right things. The kind that draws you closer to others, in humility. The kind that can provide the hope needed to remember His faithfulness even when you do not feel it. The kind that seeks prayerfully. The only kind that can provide HOPE even if you are still taking on water.

So as I enjoyed yet another blessing from God, a friend who gets it! I have been both kinds of broken, one is far better than the other. I am grateful He has brought people into my life who understand it's not what you have done, it's what He is doing! Best of all neither one of us noticed it must have smelled! It is Grace to win, not grace to sin....