Pastor Marty Ocaya of Elevate Church Philippines encouraged Christians to “let God restore your heart so you can love with a whole and full heart.”
Brokenness
In this world, people encounter various forms of brokenness, which can lead to either positive or negative outcomes. It depends on the individual’s response. Some struggle to cope with pain, leading them down a destructive path, while others choose to find silver linings amidst adversity and embark on a journey towards healing and wholeness.
Elevate Main [@elevate_main]. Pastor Marty Ocaya. Instagram, 6 Mar. 2024, https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4K5yQnpyEx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
God Offers Healing To The Heart
No one is immune to pain; it is an inevitable part of life. Recognizing this reality, Pastor Marty underscored how individuals often feel hopeless in the face of brokenness.
“All of us, we’ve experienced brokenness in our lives, failures in our lives,” he explained. “We felt like we’re dirty, we felt like we were judged, we felt like we can’t come back up again. We felt like ‘what happened in the past is too painful and tough. I don’t know if I can come back up again.’”
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Then, he recounted his own story of brokenness, highlighting how God restored his life from that painful and dark season.
“But you know what happened to me? I really felt God loving me fervently by stretching His hand out to me,” he said. “And saying, ‘Come, I wanna restore you.’”
Having encountered such profound love from God, the pastor learned how to love fervently. He attested to the transformative power of God’s restoration, describing it as incredibly powerful.
So, Pastor Marty urged the believers, “Let God restore your heart so you can love with a whole and full heart. It’s not hard, impossible to love fervently, if your heart is not whole. It’s difficult to be enthusiastic in loving others if you’re not filled with God’s love. But once you’ve experienced His restoration, you’re gonna be able to love fervently.”
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Header Image: Elevate Main [@elevate_main]. Pastor Marty Ocaya. Instagram, 6 Mar. 2024, https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4K5yQnpyEx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
