Broken Pieces: Finding Healing in the Bible for Unresolved Feelings and Past Hurts
Discover how God can restore every fragment of your heart through Scripture. Learn to release hidden pain, find peace, and embrace wholeness in His love.
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Have you ever thought you’d “moved on” from something only to realize a tiny piece of it still hurts?
A word. A moment. A memory.
Sometimes, the sharpest pain doesn’t come from the big breaks. It’s the small fragments we didn’t even notice we were still carrying.
Maybe it’s the sting of someone’s words, the ache of betrayal, or the residue of emotional wounds from long ago. We forgive. We grow. We move forward. But deep down, there can still be those hidden shards that quietly pierce us. Reminders that full healing hasn’t come yet.
The good news? God isn’t just the God of our big breakthroughs: He’s also the God who restores the small pieces we missed.
Let’s talk about how to bring those broken fragments into His light and how His Word helps us find wholeness again.
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A Lesson From a Broken Plate
Not long ago, I dropped one of my heavy dinner plates. It shattered into large, jagged pieces. The kind that make you gasp. I swept them up, tossed them in the trash, and double-checked for any stray bits.
Hours later, while cooking dinner barefoot (because socks are optional, right?), I felt a sharp jab in my foot.
There it was: a tiny sliver I’d completely missed. Barely visible, but it hurt.
And in that moment, God gently whispered:
“This is what your heart looks like, too. You’ve picked up the big pieces… but there are still some fragments left behind.”
I thought I had dealt with my past. The harsh words, the family conflicts, the rejection. I had forgiven. I had moved on. But I hadn’t fully handed over the tiny pieces still lodged deep inside; the quiet insecurities, the old lies I still believed.
Those small fragments, like the shard in my foot, were still causing pain even though they seemed insignificant.
The Fragments That Still Hurt
Maybe you can relate. You’ve forgiven, but the sting lingers.
You’ve walked away from toxic relationships, but their words echo.
You’ve turned it all over to God… or at least, most of it.
But sometimes, we leave behind what looks too small to matter. And yet, those are the very pieces that pierce.
We think we’ve healed because the big things are gone, but God invites us to go deeper. To bring Him the quiet hurts, the hidden disappointments, and the unresolved emotions that still shape how we see ourselves.
He doesn’t just want to patch us up. He wants to make us whole.
God Cares About Every Piece
Wholeness starts with honesty. Telling God, “This still hurts.”
Even if it’s small. Even if it feels old. Even if you’re tired of talking about it.
God’s love is big enough for the fragments you barely recognize.
His healing reaches into the corners you’ve forgotten.
He says,
“Throw all your anxieties upon Him, because He cares about you.”
— 1 Peter 5:7
When you surrender every piece, not just the obvious ones, He creates something beautiful out of what felt beyond repair.
7 Verses to Guide You Toward Wholeness
Matthew 5:44 (CJB) – “Love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you.”
1 Peter 5:6–7 (CJB) – “Humble yourselves under God’s mighty hand… Cast all your anxieties on Him.”
Matthew 11:28–30 (TLV) – “Come to Me… and I will give you rest.”
Proverbs 19:11 (CJB) – “It is a person’s glory to overlook an offense.”
Luke 9:62 (CJB) – “No one who looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God.”
Isaiah 58:6 (TLV) – “To let the oppressed go free and break every yoke.”
Psalm 34:18 (TLV) – “The righteous cry out, and Adonai hears.”
Reflection
Is there something you’ve been overlooking? A shard of pain still buried deep?
A word you believed? A wound you minimized?
Today, ask God to show you the fragments still left behind.
Invite Him to gather them, one by one, and make you whole again.
🕊️ You don’t have to hide your brokenness. You just have to hand it over.
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CJB – Taken from the Complete Jewish Bible by David H. Stern. Copyright © 1998. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Messianic Jewish Publishers, 6120 Day Long Lane, Clarksville, MD 21029. www.messianicjewish.net.
Tree of Life (TLV) – Scripture taken from the Holy Scriptures, Tree of Life Version*. Copyright © 2014,2016 by the Tree of Life Bible Society. Used by permission of the Tree of Life Bible Society.