ASHES TO BEAUTY
Rising From The Pain Of Abuse To The Safety Of Love In Jesus
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Nervous, uncertain, afraid of what emotion will surely surface. Shame, even when the truth is shed upon such long kept secrets that are buried and hidden so deep within my heart and soul that to “unearth” them is a terrifying event. It will be worth it to allow the Lord Jesus to venture where there is darkness. Only He can shine light on this darkness and show the truth. All of us have secrets of pain, things that plaque us in the middle of the night. Those thoughts, feelings, and secrets that lurk just below the surface of our hearts and minds, threatening to disrupt our everyday events and thoughts. They creep in and attack so unexpectantly, always when we least expect them. I do know that God is the only way to find healing and freedom. At the writing of this it is 17 years almost to the day that I decided to take my own life. As this writing would show, the Lord Almighty had other plans. Oh Lord my God, your smile beams in the early morning sunrise. The gentle breeze is a soft embrace. As the birds of the air and the animals of the Earth rouse to the sunrise, we all are in worship to you. You give me a song in the morning with the sound of your forest. The soft embrace of a gentle breeze that just says; “hello I am here and I love you. Will you walk with me today? Will you allow the treasures I have for you to be seen? Soon everyday of eternity will be spent like this, so cherish and enjoy the small portion of my splendor that awaits you on this morning and many thereafter.” This was not the type of closeness I had in my relationship with God for along time. It is an exhilarating experience when the Creator of the universe speaks things like this into your heart.
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Have you experienced the pain and despair of abuse? Has the pain in someone close to you effected your life? Do you feel alone, misunderstood or not safe? This book will give you hope, truth, direction and tools to begin a new and better life. This book is about healing from the pain, conquering the fear and resting in the love and wholeness that is possible. This book is for all who have had a broken heart and dissapointment. For all who want to understand the pain of someone close to them who is hurting and for all who need hope.
About the Author
I am an ordinary person, this an ordinary story. The Lord Jesus qualifies us to do the things we think we cannot do. He has opened my mouth and given me the courage to write these things and to share His truth.This is my story, an extremely personal account of events in my life. How the Lord Jesus Christ has always been and will always be molding and shaping me. Everyday He speaks to me in some form or another. He is my rock, my foundation in which all of my life is built. I was born into abuse, alcoholism, anger and betrayal. I am emerging transformed, rejoicing and forgiven only from the love I could never have found on my own. I have grown and fallen and gotton back up again because Jesus has given me the strength. I married , we have five children and four grandchildren. We live in Az. I love the desert and all it shows me in my life. How in the most unlikely of places there can be growth of something beautiful.