something within my power to fix... right then...
but didn't...
I suppose I thought it would be someone else's problem...
or maybe... someone else would take care of that...
or I'd fix it later... when I actually needed to use it...
after all... I didn't break it...
Honestly... I don't know why I didn't fix it... right then...
in that moment... when I saw it broken...
before it could do any damage...
I really didn't think about the damage it might cause...
But... the broken I recognized... and passed over... did destroy...
at my hand... with my negligence...
at cost... to the new business...
In this week of battling... I receive a battle lesson...
Never ignore... pass over... look away from... anything broken...
when it's in your power to fix... repair... or remove...
This doesn't just apply to the physical...
it goes for the spiritual... emotional... relational...
When you come across broken... and see it... recognize its potential to destroy...
When it falls within your realm of influence... or authority... take time... fix it... or at least try...
With hearts... souls... relationships... maybe it's a truth spoken in love... an encouragement... a word of wisdom shared... a prayer offered... a hug given...
I don't know exactly what this lesson looks like... when lived out... but I do know there's a lesson to be learned... one bigger than broken needles on embroidery machines... and irreparable holes in shirt cuffs...
My act of ignoring broken... cost more than just me...
And that's true of everything broken... and it's potential to destroy... whether you broke it or not...
So... don't be like me... when you recognize broken... (and there is plenty of broken in this world...) seek Him... His guidance... His direction... and take time... right then... to fix it... or bring it to the One who can...
That's what He came to do... fix... repair... redeem... and He never broke anything...
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;
he has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn in Zion ---
to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
Isaiah 61:1-3 ESV
And as His followers... that's what we're called to do too...
In Jesus's name...
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