Missionary Carol Hall - "HEART BREAK ALLEY"

HEART-BREAK ALLEY

This painting isn’t one that you would choose to hang over your fire-place. It’s not supposed to be pretty or nice… It’s ugly.

As we are writing our thoughts on families this month, I thought to share this painting..

One day, while painting a nice picture of Jesus hugging a little girl, the Spirit of God told me to turn the girl’s face away, and put a tear in Jesus eye. ...I obeyed… but didn’t know what was coming next!

He then told me to make an ugly wall, like in an old back alley, and write graffiti on it, saying “DIVORCE”…. plus some other sayings related to it. Dripping hearts were included on the wall…………On the ground is a torn picture of the family, now apart…broken…lying in the dust and ashes.

And the child…what did this mean? as I looked at this quickly done water color, I realized THIS CHILD WAS ME .

Yes, I did cry when I saw I had painted myself right into the arms of Jesus…by His direction of the paint brush! What a great comfort! HE has been my FAMILY that was never broken. He promises NEVER to leave us, NEVER to forsake us! His arms are STILL there…Oh, HOW I LOVE HIM…He became my dad and mom, my brother too!

When my husband, Gary, came in….I showed him the picture & asked him what thoughts he had, not explaining anything …. AND HE ALSO was pierced in his heart & cried (his folks also got a divorce when he was young).

God has used this painting to touch many young people from broken homes; I once did many art shows in the malls & could minister Jesus to young people as they cried when they saw themselves in the arms of Jesus. It has become a healing picture & perhaps it can also encourage now you if your home was broken up…even long ago.

And maybe it can DISCOURAGE you from thinking of breaking up your home & your children with a DIVORCE. It is an ugly word…a wounding word, a breaking word…a word that God never wanted for HIS CHILDREN!

Please think…your children will carry all kinds of hurts and scars, ALL THEIR LIVES, even though Jesus hugs them.

I am not condemning you…..nor do I condemn my folks…..

But …… I sure went thru some tough times…

PLEASE BE CAREFUL!…. If you are a Christian, you are The BRIDE OF CHRIST…..and we sure give Jesus a HARD time and we are NOT very good BRIDES. Thank you LORD, He doesn’t divorce us…. He continues to love and change us, and DRAW US TO HIMSELF (If we allow Him to).

Jer. 31:3 The Lord says: “I have loved you with an everlasting love, therefore, with lovingkindness I have drawn you”

Heb. 13:5 & Deut 31:6

The Lord says: “I will NEVER leave you nor forsake you”

END OF STORY: Because my mom and dad hated each other, my mom would scold me because my face reminded her of my dad…..Then when I was with my dad….He would say I looked like my mom!!! I never knew who to look like! Finally, as a young girl... I said in prayer one day, “Jesus, nobody likes the way I look….so I want to look like YOU, Because you love me and will never leave me…Help me look like You”

And my mom did turn strongly back to Jesus….and my dad…2 years ago, AT 94 YEARS, accepted fully, Christ as His Savior, and still loves Him to this day! We have wonderful talks about Scriptures! AND… He even HUGS ME!

AMAZING!

Blessings from Nagoya Japan, CAROL HALL

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