God is Indescribable - Healer of Broken Hearts

 

The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:15-18 ESV).

 

Today we come to one of the most common needs of humanity. If you’ve lived any time at all you have experienced the feelings of a “broken heart.” It may have been the emptiness after the breakup of a significant relationship or your marriage; it could have been a betrayal by a trusted friend; or, the sudden loss of someone that you have deeply loved. Often people come to me when they have experienced such deep and troubling experiences. In almost every circumstance they have asked themselves “What went wrong?”

 

Thankfully God’s Word provides some guidelines to help us answer our questions and give us peace of mind when heartache and heartbreak happen. When we hurt, Scripture can provide comfort. It also gives us a way to express how we feel, especially when we don’t know what to say or how to say it. Much of that language can be found in the Psalms, and many psalms were written by people who shared their feelings candidly and honestly.

 

David, the writer of Psalm 34, didn’t have to search long for peace, and neither do we. God is near to those who hurt, and we can trust today that the One who gave the sun its ability to shine, who told the waters how far they could go, and who constantly watches over the universe is also near to us—and he’s saying, “I’ve got this, and I’ve got you.” This is the nature of our Heavenly Father. He is always near us, even when we may feel like our world is broken beyond any redemption. His grace and power mends our hearts and restores our wholeness. Trust in His good will to bring every circumstance to a victory for our good!