Nicole Nordeman wrote a song called “The Unmaking.” I heard it for the first time and loved it! Then I listened to it again, the lyrics specifically. (I encourage you to check it out below.) Read the chorus here slowly:
This is the unmaking
The beauty in the breaking
Had to lose myself
To find out who You are
Before each beginning
There must be an ending
Sitting in the rubble
I can see the stars
This is the unmaking
This is the unmaking
We tend to think Christ makes us whole. I would certainly agree. However, God cannot make whole what is not shattered. God cannot fix what is not broken. God cannot heal one who is not sick. God cannot lift up those who have not fallen. God cannot breathe life into one who is not dead. God cannot make me into His image without unmaking who I have become.
I cannot have new life without my old life ending.
Before God can make me into the person he created me to be, He has to strip me of everything else. He has to strip me, of me. He has to rid of all my arrogance and all my pride. He has to take away everything I am holding onto that is not Him; my desires, addictions, my self-centeredness, my laziness, and so much more.
There is something deeper He wants to show me. I truly believe God wants the best for me. He wants me to be able to experiences life to the fullest! The only way this is possible, is for God to unmake what I have become to restore me to my original created identity.
The same goes for you…
Yes, God made us in His image. Yes, He is desperately in love with how He created us. But we no longer exist how He created us. Because of circumstances in life, selfishness, love of money, putting people and things before God, and so much more, we no longer exist in our original form. We have listened to our friends, the media, and the world over God’s voice for so long, we have lost our identity. We have covered up His image with our image. It takes breaking and unmaking everything that has made us what we are today to get back to how God created us.
When you look in the mirror, who do you see? Do you see God, or self?
What does God need to remove to make you more like Him?