Psalm 34:18
The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit.
There are moments when life feels like it’s caved in. The job you prayed for falls through. The relationship you invested in ends without warning. The future you carefully built unravels overnight. Worst of all, you lose someone you love. Their absence echoes in the silence, and your heart carries a wound that words cannot heal.
During such moments, the world keeps spinning, but God is not distant.
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted.” He draws close. Not when you’re strong, but when you’re falling apart. He doesn’t wait for you to recover. He meets you in the confusion, in the ache, and in the questions that don’t have answers.
Jesus knows your pain. He didn’t live untouched by sorrow—He stepped into it.
He wept beside Lazarus’s tomb, even though He knew resurrection was coming. He understood that love and grief often walk hand in hand. Jesus faced rejection, betrayal, and abandonment. His closest friends fell asleep when He needed them most. His heart was broken, but it remained open.
Still, He didn’t harden. He didn’t run. Instead, He turned to His Father. Not with perfect words, but with honest cries. And there, in that raw moment, He found strength.
So can you.
When your heart is crushed, bring it all—anger, confusion, exhaustion—to the God who sees. He won’t rush your healing. But He will hold you through it.
He doesn’t ask you to move on from loss. He offers to move in with peace, presence, and love that stays.
Let your brokenness be the reason to meet Him.
