God Blesses a Broken Heart

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."  

(Psalm 34:18 NIV)

Every one of us will experience loss in our lives. So how does God heal your broken heart? You don’t get over a loss. You can’t go under it; you can’t go around it. You’ve got to go through the grief. And if you’re scared to express emotion and refuse to go through it, that’s where you get stuck. There are six ways God blesses a broken heart.

=>  God draws you close to himself.  When you grieve, you often feel like God is a million miles away. But what you feel and what’s real are not always the same thing. God’s not a million miles away. In fact, he’s never been any closer. (Psalm 34:18 NIV)

=>  God grieves with you.  When you come to Jesus with your grief, he knows what you’re talking about, and he understands your pain. God is a suffering God, and he is a sympathetic God. He’s not aloof; he’s not apathetic. He’s not standing on the sidelines. (Isaiah 53:3a)

=>  God gives you a church family for support. We’re meant to grieve in community. Healing comes in groups. Healing comes in the church. Healing comes in community. We’re better together!  (Romans 12:5, 10, 15).

=>  God uses grief to help you grow. God uses grief and even pain to help you become more like Christ, and he does it in three ways. God uses pain to get your attention (Proverbs 20:30), he brings good out of bad (Romans 8:28), he prepares you for eternity (2 Corinthians 4:17-18).

=>  God gives you the hope of Heaven. There are many people who grieve without hope. Your life on this earth is short, but if you believe in Jesus Christ and trust him for your salvation, then you have the hope of spending eternity in Heaven with God, and that hope will sustain you through your time of loss. (1 Thessalonians 4:13)

=>  God uses your pain to help others. This is called redemptive pain; it is the highest and best use of the pain you go through. God does not want you to waste a hurt. (2 Corinthians 1:4).  Hallelujah, God bless