Jesus, help us get this down.

"How amazing it is that the thing we so dislike about someone, we can pray to God that it can be broken from them."

I was told that today by my mentor.

So the first time she said "breaking it over them." and it made me laugh because I was thinking of like the old school movies that people break vases and flower pots over people's heads and I thought "that doesn't sound so bad..."

The concept is pretty sweet. That instead of focusing on the things we would like to see differently in others, we can pray that that spirit of (fill in the blank) would be broken from them.

Why do we think that word broken is so bad? Like when people say "I am broken." Yes, not the best of FEELINGS, but I know my best seasons with God was where I was broken and desperate before Him. I know that is when I was moldable, when I was able to be worked upon. When I was being fixed. Today I heard this word differently. I heard the word broken in a redemptive way. In a freeing way. I mean, I guess when we say Jesus breaks our chains, it is in that context right?

But when we can think of something we don't like in someone's life or character, something that hurts us, how awesome that we can pray that God would break that from them. I was really encouraged by this today.

What if we prayed this for the people that hurt/have hurt us? (Psalm 91)

For God will command his angels concerning (name) to guard (him/her) in all (his/her) ways; they will lift (name) up in their hands, so that (name) will not strike (his/her's) foot against a stone. (name) will tread upon the lion and the cobra; (name) will trample the great lion and the serpent. "Because (name) loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue (him/her); I will protect (him/her), for (he/she) acknowledges my name. (name) will call upon me, and I will answer (him/her); I will be with (name) in trouble, I will deliver (name) and honor (him/her). With long life will I satisfy (name) and show (him/her) my salvation."

The fact is even christians brothers and sisters can hurt us, let's be honest....we do not know how to love each other perfectly. We can't. We can't be perfect to each other in a fallen world. But I do think the way we treat each other would look so freaking different if we remembered that what we say, do, think, act upon we are doing to a child of God. A daughter, a son, of the most high God. People belong to HIM. So what if we prayed like this? Can you imagine the healing that would be done, not just on others, but in US? I just started praying this for someone today and my heart is changing so peacefully.

Dang, we have to start with us, don't we? We have to start with our hearts. And believing God can change us, and break us, and that He has the power to heal us.

Jesus, help us get this down.