Let Him Shine Through Those Cracks

by | Sep 28, 2021

2 Corinthians 4:7-9,  But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.  We are hard-pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned, struck down, but not destroyed.”

I love that Paul compared us to jars of clay in verse seven because life here on earth will cause you to be broken sometimes and when you are you always have a choice what you will do with your brokenness.  If you allow God to fill you more with each and every passing trial or heartache He can shine through that brokenness and others will see Him!  Even though some heartaches and storms seem to last forever Paul goes on to explain how we need to view everything in life on earth.  

In verses16 through 18 of this chapter, it says, “Therefore we do not lose heart.  Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.  For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”  As difficult as it is to look at some heartaches as being temporary when we know here on earth it isn’t just going to go away, God is drawing us to His side to allow Him to fill us with more of His light and to be comforted by Him.  He wants our focus to be Him and eternity.  He wants His light to shine through your brokenness so the world will see Him.  The world is a dark, dark place and people need Jesus.  The more we choose to be different by living a life that is pleasing to God the more they will see Him.  Paul took great joy the more broken he became because He understood that the more weak he became the more God was shining through His life.  

Whether you are looking at your own life or the life of someone you love, don’t lose heart.  God sees He loves you and He has a plan.  Fix your eyes on Him and seek Him and His plan.  Allow Him to fill you so every crack of that broken jar shines His light to a lost world.  The darker the world gets the more your light can shine for Him if you are seeking Him and allowing Him to shine through you.  Our hope is found in Him and He wants to fill you with that hope!  He wants to fill you with the confidence that whatever you may be facing or someone you love is facing that He has a plan but you must seek Him and follow Him.  Don’t look for another way, your answers that you are seeking are found in God.  It may seem easier and faster to look for it somewhere else, but if it isn’t His plan then it isn’t His best.  Seek Him and trust Him, knowing how much He loves you so you can know that truly His best is yet to come!

Quote:  “Problems are nothing but wake-up calls for creativity.”  ~ Gerhard Gshwandtner

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