No matter how much pain you may be feeling, God truly does his greatest work when we have hit rock bottom.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”Matthew 11: 28-30

“You stand with the belligerent, the surly, and the badly behaved until the bad behavior is recognized as the language it is, the vocabulary of the deeply wounded and of those whose burdens are more than they can bear.”

― Gregory J. Boyle

Most people remember Jim Carrey as a very funny actor and comedian with a number of hit movies to his credit. Movies like the 'Cable guy', 'Lier Lier', 'The Mask', 'Horton hears a Why' and much more. We've all been entertain through the years with his comedic style. For me, my all time favorite Jim Carrey movie was the Truman show.  Jim Carrey had it all- fame, fortune, incredible notoriety when the bottom dropped out from under him when his ex-girlfriend committed suicide after a breakup.

 He was broken. 

Jim shares with this group of Christian believers part of his trauma and the important role that Jesus Christ plays in a person's life.  What Jim shared is accurate and true.  When life is going well, we forget about God as though his place is on the bookshelf like a lucky charm you can rub when you walk by it.  It often isn't until something bad happens to us that we, in the throes of helplessness, cry out to him in the most guttural voice we can muster.  

Jesus Christ never disappoints us because he always is there when things happen to us that are beyond our control. Over the years, I've noticed that Jesus has always responded to my prayer requests when life seemingly is out of control. 

 I can picture Jim Carrey crying out to God when the most unthinkable happened in his life.  For many A rated actors, the tabloids can be merciless to them. Every tabloid journalist is a picture or a juicy story away from a hefty payday even if the story is at the expense of the actor. Just think, for example, if you were in the constant limelight and at your lowest ebb, someone takes a picture of you that reveals your shame on the front page of the tabloid? 

Jim Carrey discovered just how forgiving Jesus was when he cried out to him.  

Through the years, I have listened to people share their stories, some who's pain was so horrific that they had given serious thought of throwing their life away.  From my own experience, I  discovered that God does his greatest work when people have hit rock bottom and they 'cry' out to the living Savior, Jesus Christ to rescue them.  Jim Carrey thanked this group of Christian believers for their commitment to their faith, implying that their unquestionable belief in God is a beacon to a hurting world.  I know nothing about how this group of people played in Jim's life, but I can only imagine that when he hit rock bottom and fame and fortune left him that it was the fervent, on fire, Christians who stuck by and prayed for him for God to heal his brokenness. 

No matter how you may be hurting, no matter how deep your pain may be, or alone you may feel, our God does his greatest work in the rescue business.

Won't you cry out to him and ask him to heal your brokenness just like Jim Carrey had done?

You will be glad you did.