Recently my sister and I took a little drive to an
area of town we used to live in. As children we lived in a very old, very run
down trailer. I often say God has given me the gift of forgetfulness. There are
large chunks of time that I have absolutely no memory of. I do remember some
parts of our life there though. Holes in the walls from violent fights, not being
allowed to leave our beds for days at a time, and broken windows from items
thrown in rage... It was a difficult time. This could be a very sad
story, but it’s not.
When my sister and I drove down that road where we
used to live, we both burst into tears. Where there used to be old trailers
there now stood beautiful expensive homes with landscaped yards. I am not sure
what all happened during the years in between for that area of land, but I do
know what happened to me in the years between then and now.
My life as a child didn’t look very hopeful. It
would have been easy for me to never do anything worth anything in my lifetime.
God had a different plan. Colossians
3:12 tells me that I am CHOSEN by
God. I am HOLY because He is Holy. I
am DEARLY LOVED. Isaiah 61:10 tells
me that He has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of
righteousness – HIS righteousness. I am worth something
because Christ made me worthy. I am also CALLED. I am appointed to bring glory to
the Father, and make His love known in the earth. I am given the opportunity to
bring praise with my life every day. What an honor.
God reminded me today that He gives beauty for ashes and a garment of
praise instead of a spirit of despair. [Isaiah 61:3]
He
makes beautiful things out of us. Sometimes a picture of that helps us to see clearly what He has done in our own lives...
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