Isaiah 61:3 tells us that the Lord will give us “beauty for ashes.” NKJV
What a beautiful picture.
And my waiting has taught me that our precious Heavenly Father can bring beauty from so many different types of ashes.
He can bring Beauty…….from the ashes I have caused in my life through my own personal mistakes and bad decisions.
He can bring Beauty…….from the ashes where people purposefully tried to hurt me and left scars behind on my heart.
He can bring Beauty…….from the ashes in your life that you have kept secret between you and the Lord, because they are simply too painful to reveal.
He can bring Beauty…….from the ashes in your loved one’s lives, as you watch them head down destructive paths or as they are finally emerging from those destructive paths.
God can bring Beauty out of every single situation that we have caused ourselves or that we have been unfairly dealt.
He created life as we know it from nothingness. What makes us think He can’t bring amazing beauty out of a few ashes?
Patiently Waiting on God 