My Broken Snow Globe
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord 1 Corinthians 1:9 ESV
Anyone who knows me can attest to my love for Disney. I love collecting all kinds of Disney treasures and snow globes are among my favorites. That is why I was so heartbroken when my beloved Pooh Bear snow globe was knocked over and broke. Water, glitter and glass shattered into un-repairable pieces. As I was cleaning up the mess, I began to ponder what I had learned in my quiet time earlier that week.
The great prophet, Jeremiah, was commanded by God to break a jar in front of the elders to illustrate God’s anger with the nation of Israel’s idolatry. Jeremiah 19:11 says, “Just so will I break this people and this city, even as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot again be repaired.” Israel was caught up in the worship of idols. Today, idol worship is still very much a part of the world even as it manifests in many different forms. The gods of money, greed and false teachings run rampant in our society. No wonder so many lives are broken into tiny pieces by the hardships and trials that make it difficult to stand firm in the faith.
The God of the Bible is the only one able to put broken pieces back together. I can testify to this truth. When trials come and hope is placed in the Lord, the outcome will somehow be victorious. When hope is wrongly placed in the gods of this world or the false teachings of man that are inconsistent with scripture, the pieces stay on the ground. Un-repairable. Broken – just like my snow globe and just like the prophet’s jar. Romans 8:28 (ESV) says,
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose
This wonderful Scripture says “all things.” It doesn’t say just some things. It doesn’t say the big things or the small things but all things. No matter what our trials or how broken our lives may seem, all things will work for the good of those who love Him. I clung to this verse as our family just went through a very hard 11 month trial. God’s word brought us hope and peace to wait on Him. It wasn’t always easy but it is what kept us going; believing and trusting in God’s plans.
So what about you? Where are you placing your hopes? Are you finding comfort in God’s word or the words of man? If you see your life dropped before you shattering into pieces that seem unmendable, what god do you turn to?
I will forever miss my Winnie the Pooh snow globe. Even though I am unable to repair my precious keepsake, I am so thankful for God’s love which consistently and perfectly mends the broken pieces of this life.
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Thank you, Dana, for such a beautiful reminder of how God is a Master at making something beautiful of brokenness.
I love how your broken snowglobe became a mental monument to remind you of a spiritual truth. God does that kind of thing to me all the time! 🙂
Blessings, LeeBird
Beautiful, Dana! What a great analogy, and an important reminder of where we should be placing our faith.
Thanks for sharing from your heart with us today. What a great example of how God truly is the One Who can put the pieces back together!
Thanks for sharing your heart and encouraging me. I enjoyed seeing how the Lord spoke to you in your vernacular. I love how personal He is. Pooh would be proud.
Amen, I praise Him for always repairing me.
This is so comforting Dana. There is nothing too broken or shattered for the Father to repair. I know that I must guard my heart against the “gods” that can sneak into my heart unaware.
You are right, Dana. Only He can give us the peace that we need going through hard times. Lately I see so many self-help ads all over the place “trusting self” to mend things. For me it does not work.
Thank you for sharing from your heart.
I am slowly learning to really trust the Lord. After many years of trying to work things out for myself, I’ve learned that His way is the best way. And it’s usually through challenges and trials that I learn the best.