Today at church our last song we sang was called Beauty for Ashes. Well I had no idea that their was a song about that. I named my blog Beauty from Ashes because I came from ashes until God transformed my life into beauty. I never believed that I was indeed beautiful but now I see what God sees a beautiful woman who has been through so much but how God used me to transform that pain into Hope, Redemption and encouragement.
The words of this song are beautiful and I want to share them with you.
God of the new beginnings
God of the second chance
Your grace an endless river
Your love an avalanche
There is my darkest moment
All hope burnt to the ground
That’s where your mercy heard me
That’s where your love came down.
You turn my mourning into dancing you turn my sorrow into praise
Chorus : You give me beauty for Ashes, beauty for ashes, you give me beauty from ashes.
Love met me in the ruins
Of all my past mistakes
Love walked me to the river
Love broke apart those chains
Love spoke a new tomorrow
Opened my eyes to see
Love washed away this sadness
Love came and rescued me
Bridge : Oh I thank you God I’m overwhelmed by your incredible love. You make ev’rything new. Oh I thank you God for all you have done and yet to do. Oh you make ev’rything new.
The lyrics in this song match my life completely. I think it’s amazing that this song is like it was made for me and I had no idea when I named my blog years ago. I felt that was what God wanted me to name it.
Isaiah 61:3 says “And provide for those who grieve in Zion – to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.”
Wow I love that so much. I pray that more people can find that love and grace that God provides. I’m so thankful for the opportunity to share my story. Today in our service we talked about Grace. The only way I got through what happened to me as a child was to forgive those who hurt me. Not forgive them or forget what happened but to forgive so that it freed me up from that situation. It stops the cycle of abuse and it sheds light on the darkness.
A big thank you to all my readers. I’m so grateful to each of you. A big thank you to God for giving me the strength to share my heart with others. ♥️
Beauty from Ashes. 