5 Ways to Know if You’re Broken

Life has a funny way of throwing you a curve ball. You read your Bible, you pray, you seemingly do all the right things, and then one day, out of left field, here comes a ball you were not expecting. Some times you shrink back in fear and at other times you stand tall and do what you’ve trained to do: catch the ball and throw it back to the pitcher. Then, at the end of the game, you talk with your players, trainers, and coaches to assess the game and learn from your mistakes and successes.

Here are five ways to know if you’re broken:

  1. You give up self. In order to effectively play baseball, you have to be a team player. You must be willing to not shine individually for the greater good of the team. You give up that right every day you step on the field. You’ve lived too many days trying to be the star player only to end in defeat because you didn’t work together with your team.
  2. You ache when your team is hurting. You cry with them when an injury will keep them from their game. You feel their disappointment when they miss the fly ball or throw a wild pitch. You are only as strong as your weakest link and you feel that weakness with them.
  3. You admit others are better. Instead of fighting against your teammates, you acknowledge that you all have God-given talents. Instead of trying to be the other person, or competing for their position on the field, you play contently where the coach has placed you; even if that place is in the dugout cheering for those actively playing.
  4. You compliment others without expecting one in return. Being broken makes you realize the importance of being built up in the first place. You desire this giving to others to be part of your job as a team player. You remember on the hard days how far a compliment carried you and you want nothing more than to pass that along to others.
  5. You are teachable. This means you’re willing to admit you are wrong, admit there might be a better way, and do not sulk when you are shown these revelations. You’ll be thankful your teammates and coaches love you enough to tell you how you can be better.

Being broken is not a fun place to be, but rather it is a starting point to the creation of a solid structure. If your life is built upon a faulty foundation, you might want to allow it to be broken so a more sturdy one can be put in its place.

I believe we step onto the field of life each and every day. God is our trainer and coach. I would even say He’s our teammate walking along side of us as we play the game.

Are you broken?

Out of the list of five areas, where do you need to do the most work? What is easiest for you? Hardest for you?

Never underestimate the power of prayer. Ask others to pray for you. Pray to God yourself. Be honest with Him. Go to God. It is in His strength that He can make your brokenness beautiful.

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV

© 2015 Susan M. Sims

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2 Comments on 5 Ways to Know if You’re Broken

  1. Cathy Daviis | August 8, 2015 at 9:06 am | Reply

    Susan this is wonderful and this is so very true!!!!!!! A good word for everyone!!!!!

  2. Beverly Sims | August 8, 2015 at 9:24 am | Reply

    Very good!

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