I have a 1991 Ford Mustang. I love the car, but it takes work. Most recently, I had a air conditioning hose burst. It was disappointing since summer was just starting to get hot, and my AC worked pretty well. But, my dad and I fixed my car's air conditioning. We got the new hoses, installed them, pumped out the system, and filled it with new freon. Now, it works far better than it ever has.

My car also has this misfire problem that I haven't fixed yet. It happens randomly so I just haven't been able to diagnose what's wrong. But when it does happen, it's terrible. My idle drops to 400 rpms, nearly stalling out my car and then that makes me lose power and acceleration. It doesn't last long and soon pops back to working normally. It's strange because if it was a constant problem, it would be fixed already. I would've been able to diagnose what's really wrong and make it work, probably better than before broke.

Isn't that us?
Don't we need to be broken so we can be fixed and improved?

And don't we sometimes fight it, pretending to have it all together, only to break down, completely disabled, here and there without ever being able to find the cause?

I think it's important to have flaws come out. As we strive to live according to God's will, I think it's inevitable. We will always fall short of the glory of God, and we will continually find ways in which we are broken people. But that's a good thing. It doesn't do any good to think you're perfect because you rob yourself of the opportunity to grow.

So, I hope that throughout this summer, in one way or another, I am broken so that Christ can rebuild me into someone far better than I am today.

How do you hope to be broken?