Every week I have the privilege of standing before our students in chapel, sharing truths that I pray will shape their lives. And in those moments, I’m reminded of something I see not only in children, but in people of every age, background, and personality: beneath the surface, most are carrying something heavy.
They’re broken.
Broken by the world. Broken by relationships. Broken by disappointments. Broken by words spoken. Broken by their own decisions, and broken by the decisions of others.
And when life breaks us, our perspective shifts. It becomes distorted. It begins to have missing pieces. We start looking at ourselves and the world through a broken mirror.
We often turn to people to fix us. And while they may help for a season, the pressures of the past, the weight of the present, and the uncertainty of the future eventually reveal the cracks again—often deeper than before.
Some will even deem us irreparable, discarding us and adding to the pain.
Others of us try to fix ourselves. We put on fake smiles, dress up our personalities, and pretend everything is fine. But just like handling broken glass, the more we try to piece it together ourselves, the more we cut our own hands. The pain only reminds us of how shattered we really are.
Hopeless. Helpless. Convinced we are beyond repair.
But there is another way. A better way.
Isaiah tells us that Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted, to bind up wounds, to give beauty for ashes, joy for sorrow, and freedom to the captive. And in the New Testament, Christ Himself confirms this is why He came.
The true culprit behind all our brokenness is sin. And Jesus came to deal with it once and for all. He conquered sin, and in conquering it, He made a way for us to be better than new.
His blood takes the broken pieces of our lives—the ashes, scars, and wounds—and transforms them. He doesn’t just patch us up; He exchanges our brokenness for wholeness, our despair for hope, our sorrow for joy.
Not only does He restore the mirror we’ve been looking through, He enlarges it. Suddenly, we see a life we never dreamed possible. A life filled with grace, freedom, and purpose.
That’s the gospel: Jesus doesn’t just repair the broken—He makes us new.
If you’ve been staring at life through a broken mirror, know this: you are not irreparable. In Christ, your brokenness becomes the very place where His glory shines brightest.
If you would like to know how this is possible, message me or find someone who is a Christian that can guide you to that place of healing, redeeming, and saving.
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