"Ask the animals and let them teach you ..." Job 12:7

Beautiful Brokenness is a Christ centered discipleship and teaching ministry offering practical help for families and individuals who desire a deeper awareness of, and intimacy with, Jesus.

What can horses teach me about God? 

How about dependence? Horses (like sheep) are utterly dependent upon the shepherd. We are utterly dependent upon Jesus. We are His sheep. Most of the horses at Beautiful Brokenness have been rescued. Jesus has rescued me, and not just from Hell. Jesus has rescued me from my broken beliefs, emotions, patterns and thoughts.  

My biggest challenge as a believer was that my experience did not line up with what I knew to be true. I KNOW God is good, all the time, but sometimes it doesn't feel that way. When I BELIEVE something that is not true, I often experience anxiety or anger. What do I do with these negative emotions? I can use them to identify my thoughts and beliefs. When I understand how to take thoughts captive (before they take me captive), hold them up to Truth, and choose Life - then I experience authentic freedom. 

As the horses here learn a single most important truth, their behavior changes, because their belief changes. Once a horse believes that the human is a safe place, that the human can be trusted, everything else changes.

That is my problem too. I do not believe that Jesus is sufficient in and for every single moment. I do not know how to choose Life when my circumstances are very painful. I wind up worried, struggling to make sense of Truth through my lens of pain. 

If you are struggling to make sense of this life, I hope you will join us!

We offer individual appointments, by phone, Skype, or in person. 

Jesus makes several promises that may or may not feel true when I am faced with pressure. He promises that He will never leave, nor forsake me. He promises that He will supply my need. He promises that nothing can separate me from His love. 

These promises can sound dim or dead when faced with pain.

Painful circumstances can include:

Death of a loved one

Divorce or conflict in marriage

Trauma

Abusive or painful relationships

Suicide

Substance abuse

Exhaustion from daily living

Our greatest joy at Beautiful Brokenness is to help participants see how to process their circumstance through the lens of Truth, rather than struggle to make sense of Truth through the lens of pain.  (Job 42:5 "... my ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You ...)

Our other joy is to help believers take hold of concepts like identity, belonging, rescue, redemption and reconciliation. These are HUGE concepts that are often shaped by our experience. We LOVE to help Christians see and appropriate the Heart of The Good Shepherd through our tangible metaphor of beloved rescued horses.

Horses are our modern day sheep and they help us see His Shepherd heart, His constant presence, and His perfect provision.