(Matthew 6:10 NLT) “May Your Kingdom come soon. May Your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.”
God’s purpose in brokenness is not to destroy you but to gain your undivided attention. Without it we become self-reliant and blind to the truth that God is the center – not us! God knows us by heart, He knows our weaknesses before we fall yet He loves us and waits for us with arms wide open but if we don’t experience our own brokenness we never see our need for a Savior. Once we understand our frailty God’s Holy Spirit leads us to repentance, through the doorway of repentance we find God’s discipline.
(Hebrews 12:5-10 NLT) “And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as His children? He said, "My child, don't make light of the LORD's discipline, and don't give up when He corrects you. For the LORD disciplines those He loves, and He punishes each one He accepts as His child." As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as His own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father? If God doesn't discipline you as He does all of His children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really His children at all. Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn't we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever? For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God's discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in His holiness.”
On the other side of His discipline is the ultimate prize – intimacy with God but to stay there shows maturity, for many times in this life we pass through this cycle of brokenness, discipline, and intimacy with God. The wise recognize this cycle and begin to live a disciplined life that pleases God, not because He is needy but because He knows what is best for His children and we desire intimacy with Him.
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