Tenacity Leads to Breakthroughs
Brokenness carries a connotation of weakness, unworthiness, and loads of messiness. Often, the fact that brokenness presents opportunity for breakthroughs is overlooked.
· Soil must be broken to embrace new life.
· Seeds need to be broken in order to sprout and bear fruit.
· Water within a womb must be broken for the birth of a precious newborn.
· Glass of all colors must be broken to create a beautiful mosaic.
Brokenness is the fertile ground of new things awaiting to burst forth in all their beauty. Our Lord is faithful in His way and timing. He rarely moves in the way we humanly expect, but always in the best course possible. He keeps His promises with redemption tactics that are incredible to behold!
Without darkness the light would not be seen as such. By experiencing life within the darkness, we can fully experience the liberating agent of light! Think of a precious baby knit together within the hidden place of the womb where no light can touch? But within the blackness, the birthing process begins. Slowly, the contractions move that precious being towards the light, then almost as if the anticipation of freedom is too great, the method speeds up culminating in birthing life, hope, and beauty.
Darkness and brokenness are the foreshadowing of breakthrough. A consistent dose of tenacity is needed to recognize what is happening behind the veil of both. Dawn is right around the corner. Look to the east; it is coming!
The Spirit of the Lord and King is on me. The Lord has anointed me to announce good news to poor people. He has sent me to comfort those whose hearts have been broken. He has sent me to announce freedom for those who have been captured. He wants me to set prisoners free from their dark cells.
Isaiah 61:1 (NIRV)
{Excerpt taken from Daily Dose of Intention: 365 Days of Purpose by Shagae Jones}