Encourage Me: God's Glue

"Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The grace of God is glue." (Eugene Gladstone)

Often what we consider crisis in our lives may not be so in the eyes of our Heavenly Father. I sometimes wonder what people would think about me if they knew about that thing in my life. How does God feel about me? What do I do about those unlovely parts of my life that few know about? Questions like these are the driving force behind Matthew West’s song “Mended.”

The heart behind “Mended” is the above quote. The woman who inspired this song had been an abuse victim her entire life. As a result of this, there are ugly emotional and physical scars in her life that she never wanted.

“If you could see your situation through God's eyes, you wouldn't be worried.” (Wayne Israel)

Matthew explains his lyrics this way: "When you hear this song, be reminded that while you and I may have been born broken. God won't let us stay there. Healing is real. We can go from wounded to mended if we take the hand of our Healer."

Read below, and see if you gain a unique perspective on your challenges? Does the Almighty want to breathe peace into your soul (right now)? Will you trust Him completely, and allow it?

“God sees us differently than we see ourselves.” (Matthew West)
Chorus
When you see broken beyond repair
I see healing beyond belief
When you see too far gone
I see one step away from home

How many times can one heart break?
It was never supposed to be this way
Look in the mirror, but you find someone you never thought you'd be

Oh, but I can still recognize
The one I love in your tear stained eyes
I know you might not see him now, so lift your eyes to me

Chorus
When you see nothing but damaged goods
I see something good in the making
I'm not finished yet
When you see wounded, I see mended

You see your worst mistake
But I see the price I paid
And there's nothing you could ever do,
To lose what grace has won

So hold on, it's not the end
No, this is where love's work begins
I'm making all things new
And I will make a miracle of you

Chorus
When you see nothing but damaged goods
I see something good in the making
I'm not finished yet
When you see wounded, I see mended

I see my child, my beloved
The new creation you're becoming
You see the scars from when you fell
But I see the stories they will tell

You see worthless, I see priceless
You see pain, but I see a purpose
You see unworthy, undeserving
But I see you through eyes of mercy

Chorus

When you see nothing but damaged goods
I see something good in the making
I'm not finished yet, no
When you see wounded, I see mended

I see mended
I see mended
I'm not finished yet
When you see wounded, I see mended

“That is the way God sees us, you and me and everyone who has ever inched his way on this earth. He sees not our history, but our destiny. Not what we once were but what we will one day become. He sees not our drizzly gray past but our sun-washed future, a rainbow full of promise arching over the whole of it…God sees not as man sees. We see the disgusting sinner. He sees the destined saint.” (Leif Hetland, author of Seeing through Heaven’s Eyes: a World View that will Transform Your Life)[i]