An egg must be broken before it can be used. We are like that. We must be broken to be used effectively. As a follower of Jesus Christ, I can remember at the age of six that I was broken in that I was not perfect. I was led to understand, through the stirring within me, that God loves me, and my journey of complete adoration, respect, and awe for the one who created me began. 

But, I am human. I sin. Choices cracked me; mine and others.

I have been cracked open many times in my 62 years. Every time the Holy Spirit has been with me 24/7 to guide me and comfort me through. It is my choice that allows the sunshine to rise from my cracked self.

To be cracked allows us to rely fully on God. God, in turn, allows us a ministry song that brings the sunshine into another's cracked life. He uses our weaknesses to benefit His Kingdom, his people.

Maybe you feel you have been cracked too much or maybe you have not experienced cracking yet. It isn't the number of cracked opens, but the rays of hope we give from the sunshine given us.

I commissioned this painting from my long-time artist friend, Sally Gubser.

Job 6:6 Don't people complain about unsalted food? Does anyone want the tasteless white of an egg?

When we find ourselves cracked open with our innermost feelings raw in front of a world that easily judges, we must remember that we are His sunshine! It is our choice to rise above and be used for good. We are the salt that adds the flavor to His world.

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