"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified." Isaiah 61:3
People are always speaking that there is purpose for our difficulty, pain and suffering, the bible tells us as well that tribulations produce something in our lives that causes us to be wiser, stronger and better than we were before. So as I was looking back over my life, the difficulties, the lost, failed relationships, dysfunctionalism, and emotional scarring, I realized; although i have endured pain, suffering, and mistreatment I am still here. the pain of life did not make me bitter, it made me better. now I can look at the thing I had to endure and know it was the plan of God for my life. Do you not realize, if you had not gone through the suffering you would not have the experience, or expertise to be able to understand someone else and their suffering? How can you minister to the brokenhearted, the mistreated, the afflicted, or the suffering if you had not gone through what you did? Thank God, for the tests and trials because now you can look back and smile and say if it had not been for the Lord who was on my side where would I be!
Yes, it was because of my choices and the enemy's plan, but I'm so glad that even in my foolishness and my ignorance, mercy said no and God turned it around to give me beauty for my ashes.
Be grateful today for your mess ups, they are opportunities for growth and maturity!
