It is so often the case that beauty and brokeness/uglyness exist side by side. I see it on my way to college- a beautiful flower by some graffiti or on TV- a smiling and laughing African child who is smiling and laughing amongst so much pain. It is part of our redemption- Although Jesus was on the cross blooded, sweaty and scared he was still beautiful. He was “broken yet glorious.”
I see it in the bible- “a light in the darkness.” I think it is impossible to have on without the other. For instance in our dark times we will often think about other positive moments that have happened in our lives and in the positive moments it’s the dark moments that have happened in our lives that help us stay grounded and have prospective. It helps us to be thankful for the great moments that we have had in our lives. In dark times people will learn things and use their wisdom to help others.
Beauty and brokenness are intertwined.
“All things work together for good for those who love the lord.”
All things- good or bad, happy or sad, joyful or depressing, lonely or loved, laughing or crying, dark or light. Everything works together. But for good.
After all Joseph went through he was able to say this to his brothers:
“What you intended for bad God intended for good.”
I think that God can often have a wonderful purpose in our brokenness. He can use our dark moments to shape us and to help others and will use our light moments to bless us. Embrace the dark and the light moments in your life. But with a “God like” attitude. Even though you may be broken you are still glorious because God is working within you.
The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold (Psalm 119 verse 72) Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her (proverbs 8 v 10-11).
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