Bless the Broken Road

I set out on a narrow way, many years ago
Hoping I would find true love, along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign, pointed straight to you
Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart, they were just northern stars
Pointing me on my way, into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
And led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent, just passing through
I'd like to take the time I lost, and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of His grander plan, that is coming true

Every long lost dream, led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart, they were just northern stars
Pointing me on my way, into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
And led me straight to you

Now I'm just rolling home
Into your loving arms
This much I know, I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you
Yes, God blessed the broken road
And lead me straight to you

This was a song shared to me by everdearest Katre. I think it is a song of hope for all those who made the mistake of giving their hearts to the wrong person at one point or another in their lives.

It actually hurtled me back in time when the Lord was healing the wounds of my heart from a broken relationship that ended some 9 years ago. I felt that I had MESSED UP big ime with this relationship and I really believed that I was doomed to carry the wounds of this mistake for the rest of my life. But the Lord threw me a statement that brought me to my knees... "Peggy, you can never make a mess big enough that I cannot clean it up."

Woah. Yes, its true. He says in Isaiah 1:18-20 - "Come now and let us argue this out, says the Lord. No matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can remove it. I can make you as clean as freshly fallen snow. Even if you are stained as red as crimson, I can make you as white as wool. If you will only obey me and let me help you, then you will have plenty to eat. But if you keep turning away and refusing to listen, you will be destroyed by your enemies. I, the Lord, have spoken." He also says in Romans 8:28 - "And we know that God causes EVERYTHING to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them."

And so slowly, I have learned to trust God more. I have learned to look at my past not as a stumbling block, but rather a stepping stone towards God's perfect plan for me. And I've come to realize that the Lord is bigger than my past, my mistakes, and my imperfect family. In fact, He was the one who designed my special and unique cup of suffering. It is this cup that would make me grow, heal my wounds and draw me nearer to Him.

I'm not saying that I've learned it all, or that it's easy. God knows there are still days of when a tinge of doubt clouds over my heart. But a single glance back at the road I've walked with the Lord these past 5 years drives all my doubts away. I'm just glad that at the end of the day, it is His GRACE that sustains me.