Broken

By Lora Lockhart

Broken is defined as forcibly separated into two or more pieces, fractured, having been violated, Incomplete. Crushed by grief. Being in a state of disarray; disordered. Subdued totally. These are a few of the definitions of broken. To some, the word will never mean anything beyond the definitions. To many others, they will feel it inside of their bodies by a simple mention of the name.
We have all experienced times in our lives when the season simply seemed bare and lonely. Time has a way of moving right along and you watch the lives of others move with it but yours somehow feels stuck. Despair and sadness are an understatement. You feel broken. You feel there is no way to get unbroken. I am writing this to you because even though you may not want to hear it right now, there is a way out of broken and I am here to make sure that you know it and give you some steps to move you from broken to renewed and alive and blessed. I did it and I give you examples of my own brokenness as well as my own recovery and path to healing and living again, as a matter of fact, living bigger and better than ever before. I invite you to read my story to you and I pray it blesses you the way it has blessed me!
From my unbroken heart to yours!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lora Lockhart
• Release date: Oct 21, 2013
• ISBN: 9781311366276

Lora Lockhart

Lora Lockhart is a Psychological and Christian Life Coach, she prides herself on raising three beautiful children who give her the motivation and inspiration to live every day to the fullest. She has explored many avenues throughout her life, from little league coaching and classroom parenting to a career in sales. Her heart is with nonprofit work. In 2007, she readjusted her career and life to pursue her passion and purpose for Christ. She wrote, illustrated and published her first book for children about faith and Gods plan even through the difficult times in our lives. She attended Concord University where she pursued an education in Political Science as an aspiring attorney, later changing her major to communications. Life ran smooth for her until God shook her up a bit, demonstrating gifts that He had given her which sent her straight over the edge of chasing her dreams, her passion and purpose in life for Him through Him. There was no turning back from there, seeking her purpose and place in Christ was such an amazing journey that she made it her purpose in life to help others. Experiencing a world of storms since that decision was made, those storms have equiped her with the tools that she needed to assist thousands of others to do the same, with less struggle and a lot less confusion. Her mission is to love, guide, support, motivate and empower others to live their lives comfortably in their own skin and living their passions, happily fulfilling their dreams and their purpose. "There is no mountain that you cannot climb, its just a matter of figuring out which mountains are yours and equipping yourself for the journey:~Lora Lockhart

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Broken

For many years I have wanted to write to you but for many reasons I have avoided it and for many good reasons as well.

Where do I begin? What if you don’t like it? What if I don’t punctuate everything properly?

What if you look at me differently after you read it? What will you say? How will I take care of my other responsibilities while I am taking the time out to write this? I have so much on my mind and it makes it so difficult to focus….I have written and published a beautiful story only to have the edit botched and the commission stolen so maybe that was a sign that this wasn’t for me…

I could go on and on with excuses...

Here’s the thing:

Excuses are the tiny whispers sent straight from the devil to stop you from doing something God has asked you to do.

I have been asked by many to write for them and I have successfully made my points known for many purposes that were not even my own-it is time now to make my point to you.

I have every excuse right now for procrastination including the toilet that my 5 year old just stopped up with gravel… Where the devil went wrong on that one?—I had a flashback of the multiple obstacles that I have allowed to hinder me, throughout the years, from doing what I felt I should be doing at the time.

I am tired and I am fed up and the reasons are many but the reason that has me writing you today is the exhaustion I suffer from due to these battles the devil tries to place before me and you. I will push through this to make my message known to you and I will allow you to know that I am pushing through simply so you know wherever you are right now-you can push through too.

There is one thing for certain in my mind right now; you are worth more to me than my silence. You might be the one person that needs to hear what I have to say despite my imperfections in getting my words across to you. You might be the very person that needs to see a mere human just like you pushing through big things to reach their destination.

I sat in the pews surrounded by strangers in a tiny hidden church building crying my eyes out. I tried to hold back but my eyes were bursting to let the tears fall. The toxic pain that I tried to hold in was so strong that I was certain my tears must no longer be clear but clumpy black ashes of dreams turned to despair and disappointment. I admit to you that at first glance of the tissue the young girl handed me to dry my eyes with showed alarming evidence of this too, until I realized it was my mascara dissembling my face to go right along with my pride.

I looked around the room to assure that despite my sniffling no one was looking at me right before my head dropped into my hands with the toughest reality of any other I had faced. I was broken!!!

Me? Me!!!

I was broken and I couldn’t figure out how to fix it!

Broken is not just a state of mind as everyone will