5 Remedies for Broken Hearts

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For seven years, I dragged myself out of bed every morning and made myself go to work. The shards of my lacerated heart pierced my mind and darkness flooded every corner. I struggled to just breathe.

On the back wall of my classroom, the words of the psalmist spoke of healing in a position visible to me at all times. He heals the brokenhearted. Hour after hour, I stood at the front of the room and silently rehearsed that truth.

He heals.

I reached out for His healing like a desperate woman burdened with a bandage soaked in blood.

With empty hands, I picked up the Word of Life. He slowly mended me stitch by stitch as I scoured its pages. Truth was the only remedy.

Once resurrected, I danced in white with heart beating wild and never looked back.

I thought I’d run wild and free forever, but since then my heart has been pummeled and patched up over and over again.

My tattered heart longs for heaven.

I live in the midst of the fallen ruins, but this world is not my home anyway.

Daily, I must surrender my broken heart to the One who creates beauty out of the ashes.

5 Remedies for Broken Hearts

Focus on breathing: You need to slow down to avoid going into shock. Be still before Him. (Psalms 37:1-9)
Wash your wound in the Word: Nothing else will stop the bleeding. Keep pouring the truth on your pain until the poison is washed away. (Psalm 119:9-11)
Apply the salve of forgiveness: Spread His grace over your mess, rather than holding on to your hurt. It takes the sting out every time. (Colossians 3:1-13)
Elevate above the pain center: Lift your hands and heart in worship. As you look up, your pain will begin to dissipate. (Psalm 107:19-22)
Stay alert for signs of infection: Bitterness is a cancer. Uproot it before it takes hold of your heart. (Ephesians 4:25-32)

God can heal a broken heart, but you have to give Him all the pieces. 

 

 

Something to think about…

 

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