April 3, 2009
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Healed & broken?
The dean of our seminary said at chapel the other night that God wants ministers who are humble, broken and who tremble at His word. It reminded me that if I were not in a place where I was so fully aware of my sinfulness and my wounds, I would not be in a place where God could use me. I am so quick and eager to want to move past my brokenness, but perhaps I just need to learn how to offer it to Him in a way it could be redeemed. Does a minister of the Lord truly need to be perfectly whole and healthy? Maybe that image of perfect wellness is too much overrated.
Only God can heal my wounds, and God can only use those who are broken. So can you be healed but broken at the same time? This is a mystery to me.
Comments (3)
Great post!
Healed and broken. I don’t know… does make us the walking wounded? I’ve been aware of a certain pain in my life that was caused by a loss from over five years ago. Someone asked me recently if I was over it.
“Hmm,” said I. “It’s kind of like functional pain-management.” I don’t know if that’s biblical. It’s just my observation from my own experience.
Thanks for exploring your woundedness and healing with us… I think these are topics we tend to shy away from. As I’ve been understanding the depth of my own wounds, it’s become clear that healing is a process, which God does redeem by allowing us to be wounded healers for others. It is hard to desperately want to be whole again, but to remember that their is a greater purpose for your pain.
God works in mysterious ways.