Why the title "broken things... mount with wings"?

Just the other night, I got my wife a drink and as I handed her the glass I realized it had a hairline crack in it. I alerted her to the problem, and told her I would get another glass if she wanted it - she declined and enjoyed her drink. Needless to say, after she finished her drink, I threw the glass away. Why? Broken things are useless. I've broken bones, tools, a number of rakes (in just one raking season), windows, picture frames, glass tables... and on and on the list goes. However, I do not recall ever using those broken things for a greater purpose than originally intended. I have used broken rakes to allow my son to help me - the shorter handle made it easier on him. I have used peices of a couple of broken things to make one good fixed thing - ie my 2 novas that became 1.

Anyway, I say all of that to say that my God allowed me to be broken that He might use me in a capacity greater than I had dreamed. My pride and arrogance - broken by His love. My confidence in my own abilities - broken by His love. My vision for my life - broken by His love. For so long I concluded that my sin had broken me beyond use... I fully expected to be discarded by God. However, God uses broken things and allows them - if they will submit to His direction - to mount up with wings as eagles (Is. 40:31). I am an evidence of God's faithfulness, grace, mercy and love - taking a broken thing and giving it wings.