beauty for ashes
a beautiful image. a beautiful phrase. a beautiful feeling. a beautiful song. a beautiful moment. There is beauty everywhere, I thought (and perhaps not incorrectly). Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? And isn't there a Bible verse that says God makes beauty from ashes? I can find beauty in places where others cannot. These thoughts, though none blatantly incorrect and most of which would encourage and inspire the Christian, were twisted and abused and I used them to justify my sin. I was listening to a lot of the latest greatest pop culture music. I still do sometimes, but I don't mistake its message for beauty. I was looking at ungodly actions and telling myself that God would make beauty from ashes so being in 'ashes' was not so bad. I abused the message that beauty could be found anywhere - including in sinful situations. Instead, I thought I found beauty in sin. I began to hear these words: Sin is not beautiful. Keep looking for be...