Piece Of My Heart
What if our love stories don't begin with the one and end with a simple happily ever after? What if, instead, they start the moment we first feel something for someone else. Every crush, every deep relationship, every heartbreak—they all leave a mark. It’s easy to think those pieces of our hearts are lost forever, given away and never coming back. In Romans 8:28 we have the promise “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." This isn't a promise that our lives will be perfect, but a powerful assurance that our brokenness isn't the end of our story. Those very pieces are still a part of us, not discarded but woven into the unique fabric of who we are. They are waiting to be reclaimed, not by erasing the past, but by allowing our scars to become sources of strength and our past wounds to fuel our purpose.
When a relationship ends, it can feel like a failure, like a loss of something you poured your heart into. But what if it was all part of a larger, more beautiful process designed by God?
Every person you've loved and every moment of vulnerability you’ve shared has taught you something invaluable about yourself and your ability to love. As we heal, we don’t just move on; we reclaim those feelings when we’re ready. The love we gave, now enriched with wisdom and strength, returns to us, preparing us for the love God has planned.
A Masterpiece in the Making
To know that someone has found all the other parts of the love they’ve given away in you can feel confusing at first. Are you a stand-in for other people? A convenient place to put feelings that didn’t have a home? But I think the deeper truth is more profound. For two people who have done their own healing work, this is the deepest form of intimacy. It’s not about two perfect people coming together; it's about two whole people sharing their reclaimed fragments. It’s like two people bringing all the beautiful, broken pieces of their hearts to a table. They are not trying to glue the old parts back together. Instead, they’re building something entirely new—a breathtaking mosaic of shared history, vulnerability, and trust, that can only be created by the two of them.
This beautiful act of co-creation echoes God's work in our lives. As 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" Your love isn't just about the future you're building. It's a masterpiece woven by God from all the love stories that came before. And to know that someone trusts you with every single piece of their heart—the cherished and the shattered—is a feeling more priceless than any jewel.
It's a love that is whole, deep, and truly yours, rooted in God's perfect plan for you.
