When a grieving man broke down while describing the death of his son to his therapist in a book I’m reading, she assured him that he wasn’t breaking down, but rather breaking open. It dawned on me that when we break down to God in our loneliness, we often presume that we are simply being vulnerable and showing Him our pure reliance on Him, but more than that is how that vulnerability becomes the key for change and acceptance. In that breaking down of our worries and hardships is a breaking open and unleashing of those very same worries and hardships. Never mistake your brokenness for weakness. On the contrary, it’s a tool for healing and progression.
This concept reminded me of something my uncle once told me:
الإلحاح على البشر من أسباب الإهانة والإلحاح على رب البشر من أسباب الإجابة
“Being insistent on people is a reason for humiliation while being insistent on the Lord of the people is a reason for acceptance.”
When we break down to God, we’re essentially breaking through.
This concept reminded me of something my uncle once told me:
الإلحاح على البشر من أسباب الإهانة والإلحاح على رب البشر من أسباب الإجابة
“Being insistent on people is a reason for humiliation while being insistent on the Lord of the people is a reason for acceptance.”
When we break down to God, we’re essentially breaking through.
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