Making My Life Beautiful

Wounds, everybody has them.
You can’t get through life without being wounded sometime, that’s just the way it is. Some are huge and some seem small. Some seem to be self inflicted while others seem to be given to us, usually by someone whom we love.

As I deal with the wounds that I have, God has been reminding me that my beef is not with the people who gave me the wounds, but rather with Satan who is the author of the wounds.
As Ephesians 6:12 says, we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
This is such a good reminder for me. It’s so easy to be ticked off at the people I blame instead of the one who is really out to get me, Satan. This also means that punishing people is pointless. I’m not saying that there should not be consequences for wrong doing, I’m saying that holding onto the pain and trying to deal with it myself really only hurts me and gives Satan exactly what he wants. He wants to rob us of the joy and peace God has in store for us. Evil doers will be punished, but it is God who carries out the punishment not me.

Sometimes we try to ignore the wound hoping it will go away, but wounds don’t just disappear, they have to be healed. In order to be healed they must be given attention. If you get cut you don’t just leave the cut alone and hope it goes away because it won’t go away, it will get infected. The same is true with emotional wounds. If you ignore it, it will get worse. It may hide for a while, but it’s still there and Satan will remind you of it whenever he can.

I know from personal experience that this is one of the hardest lessons to learn, however as I learn how to let go I am also being reminded that true joy and freedom are waiting on the other side.
It's easy to ignore wounds when they don't seem to be a big deal. A simple comment or the absence of a comment can have a bigger impact on your life than you could ever imagine. These wounds can hide beneath the surface and slowly eat away at you. Then one day, BAM, you are suddenly surprised by the realization that you have hurts that are so deep that only the healing power of Jesus Christ can save you. The good news is that He is ready and able and wants nothing more than to have a relationship with you and take your wounds and turn them into something beautiful.

We may not understand the purpose of what we experience at the time, but nothing happens without a reason. Romans 8:28 says that God works all things for good, for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. This means that although we may not see how at the time, good will come out of the pain. Praise God!

Beautiful Beautiful
By Francesca Battistelli

Don’t know how it is You looked at me

And saw the person that I could be

Awakening my heart

Breaking through the dark

Suddenly Your grace

Like sunlight burning at midnight

Making my life something so

Beautiful, beautiful

Mercy reaching to save me

All that I need

You are so beautiful, beautiful

Now there’s a joy inside I can’t contain

But even perfect days can end in rain

And though it’s pouring down

I see You through the clouds

Shining on my face

I have come undone

But I have just begun

Changing by Your grace

Like sunlight burning at midnight

Making my life something so

Beautiful, beautiful

Mercy reaching to save me

All that I need

You are so beautiful, beautiful