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Isaiah 61:3

I have fought through many storms, walked through the valley of the shadow of death. I’ve cried many tears, walked alone for many years, experienced rejection from former spouses and family members. My heart has been broken into multiple pieces which led me to retreat and cower. My self esteem was non existent, my place of comfort was in the ashes. One thing for me,through all i was experiencing, was that Jesus loves me. That would show up in different ways at different times but that was all i had which was constant in my life. I kept going, because on the one hand i was broken but on the other, i believed, sometimes faintly, but held on the belief that one day God would come through and He sure did. He didn’t show up how i expected Him to, but how He knew i needed His intervention.

In the above scripture, we are promised comfort and transformation and beauty for the ashes many of us called ‘home’ because over time it became our place of refuge/our safe place. The space that heard our cries, saw our trauma and kept our secrets. Back in the days, ashes were a symbol of grief, devastation, a state of brokenness, loss and mourning but God promised to exchange that for blessings (head-dress, turban, tiara or a diadem) which symbolizes beauty (joy, restoration, and something beautiful rising from the ugliness of the past).

Life is a classroom meant for lessons to be taught and learnt. In as much as we would like to escape the teachable moments, we won’t be able to. However as we navigate our journey, picking up scars, experience moments of loss and heartache, feeling sometimes like we cry more than we rejoice. God remains faithful to His word to us. He will give us beauty for ashes. He will give us joy for our loss. I encourage you today, to trust the Word of God and believe that He will pull you out of the darkness into His marvelous light, if we let Him. Know that, the beauty lies not only in what we go through, but also in how we choose to walk through it. In our resilience, our willingness to transform, to heal, and to emerge as something stronger, wiser, and kinder than we were before. Always remember that you are loved by your creator. Learn the lessons and choose to walk in freedom.

I must ask you this question. Do you wish to accept Jesus as your Lord and personal Savior? Do you want to receive beauty for ashes? Pray this prayer with me, if your answer is yes.

Dear Lord, I am aware that i am a sinner. I know that i cannot save myself. I use my free will to believe that Jesus died for me and was raised for me, in order to save me. Please forgive me, dear Lord of all my sins and help me to forsake all sinful ways from this day forward. Cleanse me in your precious blood and transform me by the renewing of my mind. Show yourself strong in my life for all those who know me to see. Lord, i want beauty for ashes.

If you prayed this prayer in sincerity, you are now saved. Find a Bible believing church and begin your journey.

More Grace!