There is a certain beauty in experiencing brokenness in our lives. Kintsugi, a Japanese expression of art expresses that concept beautifully. In this expression of art a broken piece of pottery is repaired with gold. The cracks in the piece of pottery are filled in with gold. This makes the repaired piece of pottery more beautiful, exquisite, and valuable than the original piece of pottery. The broken piece of pottery repaired by gold surprisingly also becomes more resilient and strong.
So also our lives are often broken and even shattered by life's trials and struggles. Yet if we submit these things to Lord, He restores us and makes us more beautiful people for His glory. In His strength we become stronger and more resilient servants of Him.
In Job 23:10 in the midst of horrendous trial after trial Job said this concerning the Lord God, "He know where I am going, and when He tests me I will come out as PURE as GOLD. The Lord God knows what He is doing when He allows trials and testing in our lives. That is a time to pray, to wait in hope on the Lord, and to trust in Him.
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