The Gifts of Broken Dreams

Are there gifts of broken dreams? Is it possible that God has tucked hidden gifts and blessings into our broken dreams?

Here is a sneak peek of my guest post for Rachael K Adams where I share a glimpse of my experience with broken dreams and how God worked to redirect my identity.

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My Greatest Dream Shattered

I sat in the ashes with the broken pieces of what I thought would bring me happiness and fulfillment.

By shattering my greatest dream in this period of my life, God shattered my heart, but not with the intent to destroy it.

He aimed to mend it and redirect it. Every shattered piece, every debris, needed to be cleaned, reshaped, and then put together again by the God of restoration.

One large broken piece was my search for happiness. I had made my dream of becoming a mother a condition for a fulfilled life.

My Dream Had Turned Into an Idol

Becoming a mother had turned into an idol. My beautiful dream had morphed into an ugly monster called controlling desire. In the center of my thoughts and aspirations was not God (although I wanted him), but the idol of motherhood.

There was not a day, an hour, in at least five years in my life, when I had not thought about this. This desire was the filter through which I perceived everything. It dictated my values, happiness, and peace.

The fulfillment of this dream was my chief motivation and driving force for a long time. It blinded me and controlled me.

The Gifts of Broken Dreams

There are gifts hidden in broken dreams when we are willing to let God work in our hearts, purify us, and mature us. Read the rest of the post at rachalekadams.com.

Broken Dreams Can Become the Birthplace of Blessings

If you want to learn more about how God used my broken dreams and other painful experiences to transform and bless me, my book,“Draw Near: How Painful Experiences Become the Birthplace of Blessings,” is for you.

Let me take you on a journey through 13 painful experiences, showing losses and the precious blessings in each of them.

God wants and can use our broken dreams and other painful experiences to transform and bless us. #drawnearbook #losses #blessings Share on X

More Encouragement for You

If you need more resources, encouragement, and comfort when you go through pain, grief, and despair, I can highly recommend these books. Check them out.

Trusting God in All the Things: 90 Devotions for Finding Peace in Your Every Day by Karen Ehman and Ruth Schwenk

Make Up Your Mind: Unlock Your Thoughts, Transform Your Life by Denise Dubois Pass and Michelle Nietert

Life Can Be Good Again by Lisa Appelo

It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lisa Terkeurst

Hope When Life Unravels: Finding God When It Hurts by Adam Dooley

Restoration Year – a 365 Days Devotional by John Eldredge

All Things New by John Eldredge

Hope for the Hard Days by Sarah Geringer

Lean into Grace by Stacey Pardoe

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