To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
Isaiah 61:3 NKJV
Hear the Word of the Lord... beauty for the ashes of your burned-out life. Joy for all that you're mourning. The garment of praise for depression and heaviness...
Again...beauty for the ashes of your burned-out life. Joy for all that you're mourning. The garment of praise for depression and heaviness...
Again...beauty for the ashes of your burned-out life. Joy for all that you're mourning. The garment of praise for depression and heaviness...
Don't hold on to the ashes thinking they are all you have left. Even if they ARE all YOU have left, they are NOT all GOD has left. He will give you a crown of beauty for your ashes.
You may have lost everything you hold dear and you may be in mourning...but He will turn the rivers of tears for your mourning into rivers of joy...Scripture says "unspeakable joy."
Find the one thing in your life - the ONE thing - that you can praise God for - even in the midst of your depression or heaviness... Find it! Hold it up for Him - whether in word or deed - and actively praise Him for it!
Beauty for ashes... Wanna trade?
Prayer:
Father,
No matter the source of the fire, Father, only You can take the cold, dry ashes of what once burned bright and find the beauty and the worth in them. We give it all to You, Lord. We trade our ashes, mourning and heaviness, for Your beauty, Your joy, and praise of You. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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