I Thank

"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

This is what God has spoken to me today.  He is giving beauty out of the ashes of my burnt and broken places.  He is given me joy instead of mourning.  He has given me much to praise him over the heaviness of my past.

Being humble before a God that knows you is tough.  Tough, but so very worth the time to push through it.  I know, without doubt, He loves me.  I know, without doubt, He restores everything broken.  I know, without doubt, He heals all wounds.  Praise to God for His mercy and grace!

I thank Him for the process.  I thank Him for the pull.  I thank Him for never, ever, ever, EVER giving up on this humble man.

God, Papa God, is so very good.  

Dean