Psalm 34:18

"The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He saves those crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18

To be crushed in spirit is the most painful journey ever taken by man, traveling to every part of you mentally, emotionally, spiritually, even physically. A pain so deep you don't know where it stops and what it's connected to. To crush: to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms. Deform: to make ugly, ungraceful, or displeasing. A deformed soul conforming to all things absurd, formed to what is unnatural: insecurity, fear, pride, hatred, bitterness, anxiety.

What form has your soul taken?

Conformed to the pattern of this world, transformed by the renewing of your mind, or deformed by inexpressible anguish or brokenhearted experiences? Luke 3:4-6 says, "As it is written in the book of Isaiah the prophet, 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be straight, and the rough places shall become level ways, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'" HE SAVES those who are crushed in spirit, deformed, disillusioned. When? Salvation according to our own time would not be salvation at all, for it would require our control, and if we had control over it God would not be all powerful, and Jesus would not be adequate for our damaged souls. To deny this is to accept the unbelief hidden deep in our wretched hearts, the sin that amazes God.

Do you believe him over your feelings?

No matter how high or low. The Lord is near the brokenhearted, but what will it take for Him to dwell IN your heart? (Ephesians 3:17) Faith. Salvation is established through faith. Do you believe in Emmanuel God with us?

Do you believe He is good no matter what your circumstances declare?

~Jenny Clark