It's Broking Nana

Psa 147:3  He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.   This is a common theme in the Psalms, with similar sentiments in Psa.23 and Psa. 34.  Yet, broken hearted here is not that of a lost romantic love. It is a reference to the spirit or soul of a person being broken.

It is a hard thing to admit a wrong, a flaw in ourselves. Today, we tend to name children on our aspirations for them. While there is nothing wrong with that, this not how it was done in times past. . In ancient times, names were chosen for their meaning, not for how nice they sounded. So you could be named after a profession like a baker or a carpenter or a smith. You could be named after a relative or you could be named for the situation you were in. Jabez was named “painful” because he came in a painful birth. But parents mostly named their kids based on their character. When people said their name, they were telling someone what kind of person they were. Jacob’s name means “deceiver.” And he lived up to his name! His entire life he lied to get out of many situations and conflicts. He was a deceiver and a manipulator, until one day In Genesis 32, Jacob had wrestled all night with a man, who was actually God. Genesis 32:27 says, “The man asked him, ‘What is your name?’ ‘Jacob,’ he answered.” God obviously knew Jacob’s name, yet when God asks a question like this it is never for his benefit. He already knows the answer! He wanted Jacob to admit what he was, to own up to who he was. God was not shocked when Jacob reveals his true self. He didn’t say, “I didn’t see that one coming.” God already knew about Jacob, just like he already knows everything about you — even the things you don’t know about yourself. Just because God knew this about Jacob didn’t mean that God did not care for or stopped loving him. Malachi 1:2, “I have loved Jacob.” If God loved Jacob who was so unlovable, a manipulator, a scoundrel, crook, and who was such a liar — then God can love someone like me/. Verses like this give me hope

Psa 51:17  The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.  To make lasting changes in life, you have to stop making excuses for, rationalizing and blaming others for what is broken with you. You have to be honest with God and with yourself and admit in humility, “I am the problem.” Hear this, “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:18)

What do you think God wants you to admit about yourself so that you can move forward in healing? What are the parts of yourself that you think are unlovable?  Why is it so difficult to be honest with God, even when you know he already knows everything about you?  Lk 4:18,19  "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."

Jim