Heartache

So far, 2014 has been trying. There has been a lot going on in the lives of the people I love most. From trials to losing a loved one, no one around me has been spared heartache. I was thinking on this when I heard the song "Times" by Tenth Avenue North and these words spoke to me:

I hear You say my love is over, it's underneath, it's inside, it's in between. The times that you doubt me when you can't feel, the times that you question is this for real. The times you're broken, the times that you mend, the times you hate me and the times that you bend. Well my love is over, it's underneath, it's inside, it's in between. The times that you're healing and when your heart breaks, the times that you feel like you've fallen from grace. The times you're hurting, the times that you heal, the times you go hungry and are tempted to steal. In times of confusion, in chaos and pain, I'm there in your sorrow under the weight of your shame. I'm there through your heartache, I'm there in the storm. My love I will keep you by my power alone. I don't care where you've fallen or where you have been, I'll never forsake you, my love never ends. 

What is most important about heartache, is knowing that the only one who can mend your heart is the Healer. God puts these times in our lives for a purpose. Primarily, it is to strengthen and bring us back to God, but He also allows it to renew and strengthen relationships in your life. No matter what the situation is, good or bad, there's something about going through it with the people around you that brings you closer. When it brings everyone involved closer to God in addition to each other, that's the silver lining.

I have learned, after many trials in my life, to be thankful for these times. It reminds me of a Winter Retreat from several years ago, where the theme was "Broken". Psalm 34:18 says "The Lord is night unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit." God breaks our hearts in order to bring us to Him. When we are broken, we can be much closer to God in our daily walk. God is near to us when our hearts are broken. When we become our most vulnerable, we can truly see and feel Him. I have grown spiritually in times of trouble. They've made me a better person. This is what I rest in when I'm going through something. God has a plan and He will make me better through this.

Until next time,
Reychel