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Thankful Thursday #4

Today I am so thankful for SEASHELLS...especially the broken, chipped, or damaged ones.

I love these type of seashells more because they are such a visual reminder of how God takes our brokenness and sees each one of us.

None of our brokenness is wasted…not one iota of it is lost anywhere.

I am thankful that He sees this broken seashell and loves me still!

It's the broken or chipped shells that grab my attention against all the other perfect ones that may blend in and look the same. There's something about the imperfection that draws me in and makes me want to know more about this shell and where the waves have tossed it, how many feet it has avoided, if anyone has tossed it to the ground unwanted.

It's really no different than people in that sense is it? None of us are perfect anyway. Some try to pretend more than others. The ones that have the pain, trials, and have been in the trenches seem to have a bit more character, perseverance, abiding faith and therefore beauty. There's something about those people that draws me in. I want to know them, learn more, and listen well. That's where the beauty lies after all.

SCRIPTURES FOR THE DAY

Maybe we are drawn to those chipped and seemingly broken ones because PSALM 34:18 reminds us of something truly beautiful, "The Lord is NEAR TO THE BROKENHEARTED and saves the crushed in spirit."

2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 is an acknowledgement of the chips and the beauty and power that comes from it. "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 the power of Christ may rest upon me."

Yes, I am thankful for those beautiful chipped, damaged, and imperfect seashells. They provide such beautiful life lessons when we put on our perspective glasses and view them through a heavenly lens.