" The Breaking Process Part III

Mark 14:3

     And while He (Jesus) was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume of pure nard and she broke the vial and poured it over His head.

Let's talk a little about this word "Broken" in this scripture.  There is a good "Brokenness" and there is a bad "Brokenness".  We know that the "Brokenness" that the enemy tries to bring into our lives is meant to destroy us through oppression, depression, verbal and physical abuse, hurts, grief and low self esteem.  The enemy comes to shatter our hopes and dreams with lies and words of hopelessness so we give up.  His assignment is to "Breakdown" our will so we think we haven't any power or strength to rise above the "Brokenness" of our lives.

The dictionary says that when something has been "Broken", that object that once was a whole becomes split apart, fragmented and incomplete. 

But the positive side of being "Broken" is what the Holy Spirit wants to do in us.  He wants to take us through a developmental process that can only come through our "Brokenness".  He wants us to be "Broken" before Him but not in a negative way. He wants us to be contrite and humble before Him and allow Him to "Breakthrough" the "Veil of the Limitations" in our lives.  He wants to "Breakthrough" all of the limits we have put on God and on ourselves.  He wants to "Breakthrough" all the lies that we have believed about ourselves that say we're not worthy or good enough.  He wants to "Breakthrough the Veil" of hurt, rejection, anger, mistrust, failures, disappointments, abandonment, pride, fears and whatever it is that is holding us back and keeping us bottled up and closed to Him and others.

Let me explain to you what I mean by the words "Veil of Limitations".  A veil is a covering that can be used as a curtain for hiding, for disguising something or for obscuring (meaning something that is fuzzy and not clear) one thing from another.  It can also be used to cover over something so as to hide it and your intention is to deliberately ignore it because it hurts to much and you're not willing to get to the root of the problem.

We know about the veil that was in the temple and that it not only was a "Veil of Separation" between God and the people, but it also symbolized a "Veil of Limitation".  This veil represented a type of Christ's body, because according to scripture the veil was supernaturally torn into when Christ died on the cross therefore granting us instant access to God.  So all of the sin that once separated us from God was now broken through and a way open so we could enter into the presence of God without any limitations.  The only limitations that we now have are because we put limitations either on ourselves or on God.

Think about it.  What is a "Limitation?".  It is a restriction that we have imposed upon ourselves or allowed others to impose on us that binds us to the past and are unable to get past or breakthrough.  It can be a restricted flaw that keeps us at a disadvantage or keeps us in a weakened state.  We end up focusing on our imperfections, shortcomings, the weaknesses of our character, faults, failures and our past.  When we focus on what we think is a limitation in our life we give it power and allow it to set limits on what we think we can't do, how far we can go and those limitations keep us from thinking and functioning in a healthy way.

All of us as believers have gone through seasons of  "Testings and Breaking" in different areas of our lives.  Some of us are now having to face the consequences for our actions and have blamed God and not faced the truth. We have lost hope and our faith that God could and would pull us out of our situation and change our circumstances. We can't see through all the darkness of despair because the enemy has blinded our minds with confusion and fear. 

Beloved, I am here to tell you that God cares and He knows right where you are.  He hasn't forgotten you nor will He ever forsake you.  I want to encourage you today to stand fast and stand strong because in due season if you faint not, He will bring you through.  Even thought what you are going through seems to be more than you can bear, please remember that this is all part of the process and that He will work everything out for your good and for His glory.

If you need prayer, please write your prayer request in the comments area.  It would be an honor to pray for you.

Blessings,

Elma Garlock