God Bless This Broken Road

I was sitting down on my chair deeply reflecting of what was going on in my life. The temptation to throw my rants of complain to God was there. But I chose to stand up and let my thoughts and feeling knelt down before me. By the grace of God, my freewill chose to praise His goodness and gave thanks for His neverending blessings. From the point of view of the world, everything in my life is messed up currently. My wife is going through a stage 4 cancer, my own company is still not able to cover all of the family expenses, I need to take on double-jobs while running the company, my grandma whom I love so much passed away on the same weekend and she is half a globe away from me on the other side of the world.

My spirit was crying to God and I knew He was listening. His arms are outstreched to keep me from falling. I want to please God but I keep finding ways in making him sad through my sins. But I keep running towards Him no matter what. I made a decision a long time ago that there was no one else that could take His place in my heart.

Lord, what a broken road I am walking on right now.

Then softly I heard a refrain from a beautiful song on my TV’s music channel:

“Now I'm just rolling home
Into your loving arms
This much I know, is true
That God blessed the broken road
And led me straight to you.”

God planted His words through the song. No matter how messed up the road I am walking on, no matter how screwed up and broken it is, God asked me to keep a grateful heart; A heart which blesses its surrounding whether it is cloudy, rain, or sunshine.

I started saying blessing to everything I am going through. If this broken road will lead me to His embrace, then YES, let me bless this road in God’s name!

As my heart was doing that, I saw a picture in my spirit. The blessing from my heart was like the golden stardust I threw from my hands. As the stardust sprinkled down it acted as a prism and I saw a beautiful picture of the same road I was walking on. When the golden dust settled on the ground, the broken picture emerged back. I needed to keep spreading the golden stardust in order for me to see the beauty of this road I am walking on.

So, yes Lord, I will bless this road that I may see how beautiful it actually is because this is the exact path that leads me to You. I love You Jesus.

Bro Chan
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Here is the complete lyric from “Bless The Broken Road” by Selah:

I set out on a narrow way
Many years ago
Hoping I would find true love
Along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign
Pointed straight to you
Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart
They were just northern stars
Pointing me on my way
Into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
And led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent
Just passing through
I'd like to take the time I lost
And give it back to you

But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there, you understand
It's all part of his grander plan
That is coming true

Every long lost dream, led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart
They were just northern stars
Pointing me on my way
Into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
And led me straight to you

Now I'm just rolling home
Into your loving arms
This much I know, is true
That God blessed the broken road
And led me straight to you
That God blessed the broken road
And led me straight to you