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When Brokenness Meets Grace: Finding God in the Fragments · Mentor365 Services, Inc.

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  Good morning everyone this is dina from the roi
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  blue candle also known as mentor 365 services
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  and today's topic i want to discuss about
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  when we are broken who do we
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  turn to i turn to god so here
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  we go today i want
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  to speak the truth that often sits at the edge of our
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  heart sometimes life shattered if you
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  are feeling broken today you are not alone there are
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  seasons when the weight of sorrow fear guilt disappointment or
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  loss seems more than we can bear and in
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  those moments it's easy to believe we are beyond repair
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  or that god has forgotten us brokenness
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  however is not a sign of weakness or failure it
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  is honest it is real and it's a proper place
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  to start seeking truth and healing in these
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  moments naming what's broken becomes a first brave step maybe you can carry
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  pain in your heart or in your body and it feels like it's been stretched beyond
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  its capacity or your mind spirals with worry and shame.
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  Perhaps relationships are strained or your plans have collapsed.
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  So I've known those hours when the room felt very heavy,
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  when I whisper prayers that sounded more like questions than statement when
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  I needed to be reminded that God sees the ache behind the mask and the loves the person beneath.
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  It's more than moments pain could convey.
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  Psalms give language for those states the Lord is close to the brokenhearted
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  and saves those who are crushed in spirit and Paul's words remind us that my
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  grace is sufficient for you For my power is made perfect in weakness.
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  If you are honest with yourself, you know where you feel broken today.
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  In your body, in your heart, in your mind, in your relationship,
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  in your plans for the future.
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  You may carry an ache you have never spoken aloud or fear you have tucked away for only you to hear.
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  As we acknowledge our brokenness We open space for truth that often arrives in our quiet.
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  God doesn't measure healing by speed or by polish we looked on outside.
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  He meets us right where we are, in our fragility, with mercy that never runs out.
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  He sees you in the broken places and loves you in a way that does not discount
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  the hurt, but offers the strength to endure it.
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  Healing, too, often comes gradually. And it's not a sprint, but a slow,
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  steady restoration. one where every small faithful step matters.
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  To help imagine this process, picture a mosaic.
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  Each broken piece has color and place. When God takes those pieces and fits
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  them together, the final image can be more astonishing than original.
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  In those moments, God promised, Do not fear, for I am with you.
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  Do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
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  Assure us that He will strengthen, help, and uphold us with His righteous right hand.
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  He is with you now, even as you sit in the ache, and He is at work in ways you can't yet see.
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  The truth about God's reach is that His healing is not a remediation of the
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  pain to erase your story, but a redirection towards a greater good you may not yet understand.
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  He moves not in dramatic but instantaneous transformation alone put in the ordinary,
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  stubborn acts of life, a person choosing to listen,
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  a moment of quiet and prayer, a whisper of forgiveness that frees the heart,
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  a new rhythm of daily disciplines that study the soul. Think of a mosaic again.
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  And the way each fragment when placed with intention reveals a larger picture.
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  God made us in the brokenness with active love, word, presence and power so
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  that our wounds can become vessels of grace for others as well as for ourselves.
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  If you are facing fear, guilt or pain, let this scripture speak courage into your heart.
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  Do not fear, for I am with you. I will strengthen you and help you.
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  I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
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  Know that He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
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  Stillness can be a doorway to healing, but practical steps keep us moving toward wholeness.
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  First, bring it to Him in prayer. Tell God the raw truth without polishing it or hiding the fear.
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  Prayer isn't a performance, it's a conversation with a trusted friend who loves
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  you enough to hear who you as you are.
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  Second, receive His word. Let scripture address your fears and doubts.
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  Allow it to reframe your view of yourself and your circumstances.
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  Third, lean into community.
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  We were never meant to heal alone, so reach out to a trusted friend, mentor, or a pastor.
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  Share your burden in honesty and openness and allow others to bear some of the weight with you.
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  Fourth, take small steps of restoration.
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  Healing often appears in tiny, persistent action.
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  A daily moment of prayer, a walk in the fresh air, writing a letter you may
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  never send, choosing to mend a damaged relationship with the patient word.
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  Fifth, practice forgiveness and grace for yourself.
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  If God forgives you, we can bring to forgive the parts of ourselves that keep
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  replaying the mistake. The shame
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  that keeps us stuck and the voice that tells us we are beyond repair.
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  6. Let faith move into action As you healed, you may find a stir to serve others
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  who are broken, which not only bless them, but multiplies your own healing through generosity.
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  If you are listening and thinking, That sounds good, but what do I do this week?
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  Well, here's a gentle challenge.
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  Choose one simple step you will take in the coming days.
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  It could be starting a daily five-minute quiet with God, reaching out to one
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  person to share honesty where you are, or writing down one small action toward restoration each day.
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  And as you pursue these steps, anchor your hope in this scripture.
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  I am convinced that neither death nor life nor angels or demons nor the present
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  nor the future nor powers nor height nor depth nor anything else in all creation
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  will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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  In this journey from the brokenness to restoration we should not rush the process
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  or pretend that the pain isn't real rather we walk with it bringing it before
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  god and embracing the gradual work of healing trusting that god can,
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  and will meet us where we are and carry us toward what
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  he intends for us now if you close your eyes for a moment i invite you to envision
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  a place where you feel held safe and seen in that place imagine god placing
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  a steady hand on your shoulder whisper to him i am broken but i trust you to
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  begin and what I cannot finish.
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  Allow a moment of quiet to stutter in your heart. You are known,
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  you are loved, and you are not beyond repaired.
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  God is with you. Healing is on the horizon.
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  As we bring this to a close, I want to leave you with a simple invitation and a prayer for release.
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  Over the next week, choose one action that will nudge you toward restoration and commit to it.
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  Whether that's a daily prayer, a conversation you need to have with someone
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  you have injured or hurt,
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  or a deliberate choice toward gentleness with yourself,
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  take that step and hold fast to the truth that God's love is bigger than your
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  brokenness and that healing is not a distant dream but a workable day-by-day reality.
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  I'll close with these words of assurance
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  from romans neither death nor life nor
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  anything else in all creation can separate
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  us us from the love of god in christ jesus
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  our lord father we bring you our broken
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  pieces asking you to mend what it is torn renew what is weary fill us with a
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  peace that passes understanding help us to trust you in slow word of healing
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  and lean into community to hear your voice in your word and to respond with
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  acts of faith that moves us toward wholeness.
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  May your grace sustain us as we walk forward one step at a time toward the restoration
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  you have promised. Amen.