“The sacrifices of God are a broken
spirit:
a
broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.”
Psalm 51:17
Humility. Remember that phrase for it sums up having a broken spirit
before the Lord. I remember one day in 6th grade DVD school that my
teacher, Mr. Howe, taught us a little about brokenness. He said that we needed
to be careful when we pray for brokenness in others lives. Brokenness is
painful for you must be broken apart; however, it does yield precious fruit.
Amidst brokenness, we often experience our most intimate times with the Lord. We
feel His loving hand and hear His gentle voice much more clearly. We are drawn
to His heart.
Living
a life humbly before God where you are an open book, always willing for the
Holy Spirit to transform you so that you can be more conformed to the image of
Christ is a great desire to have. If that desire is fulfilled, you will
probably have to experience brokenness.
O Lord, help me to offer the sacrifice of a
broken and contrite heart to You, O Lord. Help me to be humble and not to
pridefully and willfully exalt myself. Help me to be contrite, Lord. In Your
Son’s Name, amen.
