Girl! Let me tell you about my little friend, Franky. Franky often sat and thought about the words his grandmother once told him when he was a young boy. She said, “Baby listen, don’t mess with my china cabinet. That’s fine China in there and it’s not to be played with.” Now, of course, he didn’t listen. I mean, seriously…why would he? Who listens to advice anymore? Franky planned for months on how he was going to get to the top of that cabinet. He had to plan for it because it was so grand in size. Now his grandmother was a collector of some fine pieces, so it was important to her to have them protected in a furniture piece as such. Franky was so amazed by the beauty and craft of the piece on the top shelf that he just had to see it up close. One day when he was home alone, he decided that he was going to climb the shelves of that cabinet to get a closer look and that’s just what he did. He made it to the top and held that luxurious piece in his hand, admiring what he waited so long to hold. Funny thing is, he wasn’t mature enough to understand that he didn’t have the strength needed to carry this piece, and on his way down, it fell and shattered.
Now I know you’re probably wondering, what does fine china have to do with you and who in the heck is Franky? Well sweetheart, I want you to know that you are that fine china that man thought he could handle. Franky, well that’s just the guy that broke your heart. He thought he was ready for you, but little did he know, he still had some growing to do. He loved the thought of you. After all, you were in a league of your own, a class act that sat on the top shelf of the cabinet; something he knew all too well. Unfortunately, his weaknesses outweighed his strength and he wasn’t strong enough to hold you down. You are beautifully and wonderfully made, handcrafted by the Most High and although he may have broken your heart into a million little pieces, remember this, you still belong on that top shelf.
Right now, you may feel like broken pieces is what your heart is made of and it’s totally fine to feel that way. However, I need you to understand that broken pieces are not who you are. You need time. You need space and your heart needs to heal. If you are willing to do the work, I assure you that the pieces of your heart that have been shattered will mend once again. There will come a time that you’ll be able to love another and the pain and emptiness that once took residence in your heart, will no longer live there.
Careful my love! Careful, more particular and intentional is who you will become. You will no longer allow your heart to be held by someone who isn’t strong enough to hold it. There will be moments where it feels like the healing process is taking forever but one day you will realize that you’re okay and you made it through. And about Franky…well just know that he still sits and reminisces, with some guilt, about his grandmother’s fine china that he broke that day and you can bet your bottom dollar that he still sits and reminisces about you!
