Teaching
Brokenness Before God
God desires a broken and contrite heart that recognizes its need for Him and willingly surrenders to His will.
Scripture
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Truth
God desires a broken and contrite heart that recognizes its need for Him and submits to His will.
Insight
- God values a broken and contrite heart above outward religious performance.
- Brokenness before God means recognizing our need for Him rather than trusting in ourselves.
- God can use difficult seasons to bring a person to a place of surrender and dependence upon Him.
- True brokenness does not destroy a person; it brings the heart into a position where God can work.
- A surrendered heart becomes willing to let God change what needs to be changed.
Application
- Examine whether you are depending upon yourself or God.
- Bring areas of resistance and self-reliance before the Lord.
- Ask God to give you a humble and contrite heart.
- Surrender your will to God rather than resisting His work in your life.
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