The words had barely left Lisa Harper’s mouth when I knew, just knew, that they would be the “Fix Your Thoughts on This” from Wednesday’s Mid-Morning. The respected Bible teacher with an inviting Southern twang shared how a difficult childhood, including being molested, had left her battered and broken on all fronts: emotionally, spiritually and psychologically. In her adult years, our wise God, even before Lisa knew Him personally, protected her from men who could hurt her and protected men from a confused and wounded Lisa who could hurt them! How’s that for honesty? But here’s what she said that made me sit up and take notice:
“My heart was such a colander that really good love must have leaked through.”
My, oh my. What a graphic and gripping picture of a heart blasted by life’s buckshot. If you’re breathing, your heart’s taken a hit or two. Maybe like the before-she-belonged-to-Jesus Lisa, you’re not able to accept sincere affection, kindness or anything good. They pour out of jagged wounds that require the supernatural surgery of Love Itself, Jesus.
“But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Hi,
And by His scourging we are healed”
Isaiah 53:5
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