09/26/2025
Good Morning Beloved,
There are few pains as deep as a broken heart. Whether through the loss of love, betrayal, or disappointment, heartbreak has a way of shaking us to our core. It can make us question our worth, our choices, even our faith.
But the good news is this: heartbreak is not the end of your story. Psalm 34:18 tells us, “The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” God does not stand far off when we hurt. He draws near. He holds us when the tears fall and whispers hope when it feels like life has stopped.
The Bible is full of people who knew heartbreak. David wept until he had no strength left. Hannah cried bitterly in the temple. Peter denied the One he loved and wept in grief. Yet each of them encountered God in their pain and found strength to rise again.
When the heart is broken, we have two choices: we can grow bitter, or we can let God make us better. Brokenness can become the soil where God plants new strength, new compassion, and new wisdom — if we let Him.
Isaiah 61:3 promises that God gives us “beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.” What feels like the end may in fact be the beginning of something more beautiful than you imagined.
So if you are reading this with a heavy heart, take courage. This is not where your story ends. God is healing you even now. Your tears are watering the ground for your next season of joy.
Today’s Instruction:
❤️ Take a few moments today to write down what your heart is grieving. Then pray over it and ask God to begin the work of healing and to reveal the beauty He is bringing out of your pain.
Peace,
Rev. Nicholas Richards
Founder, ROHO
