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God Says:
Do not hide your light (Matthew 5:14-16). Keep your trust in God and He will protect you (Isaiah 26:3-4, Psalm 27:1). We all fall short of the Glory of God, forgive yourself as God forgives you in Jesus (Romans 3:23-24). God will never forsake you (Deuteronomy 31:6-8).
You don't fit in, Hide yourself. You are ugly and useless. You are your mistakes. Nobody loves you or even likes you. Nobody is there for you. You are alone. You can never be forgiven. You are a lost cause (Reference: Lies).
Anything other than God's Word about you is not truth.
FROM SUFFERING TO SALVATION
Life can get lonely, unpredictable, & overwhelming. The things that happen to you might not make sense. Do not be afraid; what looks like the end is not the final chapter of God's plan for you.
The Crucifixion of Jesus was all part of a greater plan for Redemption: In 3 days, Jesus turned sorrow into joy, defeat into victory, and death into life. Don’t give up in the waiting season. Don’t lose heart in what seems like unanswered prayers. God is working behind the scenes. His timing is perfect, His power is unmatched, and His promises still stand. The Resurrection of Jesus is a reminder that our God specialises in the "impossible" (Matthew 19:26).
The same God that raised Jesus from the grave lives in you (Romans 8:11)
Blessed are those who mourn;
For they will be comforted (Matthew 5:4)
May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word (II Thessalonians 2:16-17) in Jesus' name, amen.
TO HEALING WITH
Jesus Christ
YOUR GUIDE
THE ART OF
KINTSUGI
Do you feel broken or beyond repair? Kintsugi is the art of repairing broken pottery. God, our creator, is the potterer and we are the work of His hands: the clay (Isaiah 64:8-9, Job 33:6). Life's circumstances may leave you feeling broken or beyond repair; But that is where Jesus, our redeemer, uses the shattered pieces to write a story of redemption where your tears turn into joy and hope (Isaiah 46:4, Isaiah 47:4, Isaiah 48:17, Job 19:25-26, Colossians 1:13). To redeem something means to take what we thought was lost, worthless, or beyond repair and give it a new purpose, value, and hope.
In Kintsugi, when a bowl is broken, rather than discarding its pieces, the potterer puts it back together and fills the cracks with gold. Just like this beautiful form of art, God will pick up your broken pieces and adorn the fractures with His Glory and everlasting mercies. God will comfort you in times of trouble for your salvation, the building of patience and understanding, connection to Christ and helping others in need (2 Corinthians 1:3-6). God does not despise your broken heart, He wants you to surrender it to Him (Psalm 51:17).
God will work ALL things out for good including your broken heart (Romans 8:28 & Jeremiah 29:11). The repaired bowl in kintsugi represents a new, raw form of beauty out of the pain. There are no attempts to hide the scars but form it into a sacred testimony. In Christ, we become new creations and better people who can show the fruits of God's spirit (2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 5:3-5, James 1:2-6). God's presence and power will shine over your 'worst' moments. What man defines as "a lost cause", God sees as a vessel for His grace (2 Corinthians 12:9-10). God will be your strength, an ever-present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1-3). God doesn't expect you to be strong or fix everything on your own, trust the hands that formed you and our Father to do the mending.
Just like when Joseph was betrayed by his own brothers (Genesis 50:20), God will turn everything intended to hurt you into a blessing:
* Deuteronomy 23:5
Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
* Nehemiah 13:2
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
'Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.' - James 5:11
The Story of Job
Have you ever felt like Job?
Job 3:11 NKJV
“Why did I not die at birth? Why did I not perish when I came from the womb?"
Job 5:8,11 & 15-23
'“But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
I would lay my cause before him.
The lowly he sets on high,
and those who mourn are lifted to safety. '
'He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth;
He saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
“Blessed is the one whom God corrects;
so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
For he wounds, but he also binds up;
he injures, but his hands also heal.
From six calamities He will rescue you;
in seven no harm will touch you.
In famine he will deliver you from death,
and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,
and need not fear when destruction comes.
You will laugh at destruction and famine, and
need not fear the wild animals.
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,
and the wild animals will be at peace with you.'
God answered Job's appeal out of a whirlwind. God reassured Job of His authority over everything in the earth and heavens, including giant beasts such as behemoth and leviathan (Job 38:1-7). There is a lot we do not see or know as humans but God, who sees all, controls all of creation, the ocean deeps, stars, rain, and so much more! God knows what He is doing, sometimes we won't understand but that is where God can get the most glory (Isaiah 55:8-9).
We are welcomed to ask God for understanding in our situations (James 1:5). By surrendering to God's perspective, we are able to see His goodness and glory in what we label as "hopeless".
Asking for God's understanding on a situation will bring you into the good knowledge of His sovereignty over the world and all its inhabitants no matter what it looks like to us. God will enlighten our eyes and hearts to understand that He is the author of everything; and everything He writes is in Love because He is love (1 John 4:7-8). Then we can surrender and trust God's hope in Jesus instead of our own understanding of how God's love "should" work.
God doesn't want you to keep silent about your pain (Philippians 4:6-7). Keep lamenting your sorrow to God as Job did and remember, God is with you (Job 7:11, Job 10:1, Matthew 1:23, Romans 8:31). God will restore you (Job 42:10-17, Psalm 23:3, 1 Peter 5:10).
01. Appeal to God and lay your cause before Him (Hebrews 4:16)
Job teaches us
how to get help from God:
NO EVIL AGAINST YOU WILL PROSPER
Isaiah 54:17 - No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the LORD.
The evil one is described like a roaring lion in 1 Peter 5:8. The lions may roar and growl, yet the teeth of the great lions are broken (Job 4:10).
IT IS OKAY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION (JOB 38)
We have a sovereign God, Creator of the heavens and earth, and all that is in them (Acts 4:24). God is in control of ALL things despite our free will to treason. After-all, God created the foundations of earth (Job 38:4-7, Revelation 4:11, Isaiah 45:12, Isaiah 48:13). God has the solutions to all the problems you face. God goes before you in every battle, and fights against injustice and evil for us (Exodus 14:14, Deuteronomy 31:6, Psalms 37:27-29). Before you were born, God ordained the days for you so He knows how to help you (Psalm 139:16).
ARE YOU STRUGGLING WITH
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS?
Dear Heavenly Father,
Hallowed be thy name,
We come to your throne of Grace with a broken spirit in need of Your help. Father, You understand the pain and despair we fight with in this world. Help us remember and experience Your Word which promises us that You are on our side and that nothing can be against us, Remind us of Your protection from anything that wishes to do harm. We surrender this battle to You as You are the Only One who can save us. May Your lovingkindness and mercies comfort us. Thank you Father for shining Your light in the darkness. Fill our empty hearts with your hope and love in Jesus Christ, our saviour and redeemer.
in Jesus' name, amen.
"Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind... (Psalm 107: 13-16).
You may feel like nobody understands you but you are not alone.
Life gets overwhelming even for a king, King David expresses "Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck. Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can't find a foothold. I am in deep water and the floods overwhelm me (Psalm69: 1-2).
Do you feel like you are drowning in despair? Jonah prayed "Now, O Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live (Jonah 4:3). Their testimonies are an example of God's Word being living, breathing and active in our struggles today (Hebrews 4:12)
Testimonies in God's Word show how people before our time felt exactly like you do:
"Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world" (1 Peter 5:9).
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John 3:16-17 NIV
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
You are not fighting this battle alone (Psalms 23:4)
God is compassionate towards us, forgiving our iniquities (Psalms 78:38-39). So do not end your life based on sin. We have Jesus, and He gave his body for us to live (Luke 22:19, Hebrews 10:5-10, Colossians 3:4).
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