Beauty for ashes
« 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. »
Isaiah 61:3
I proclaim that God gives me beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of heaviness. My life is being restored.
The years are restored
« So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten. »
Joel 2:25
I declare that the Lord restores to me the years that were eaten away by loss and disappointment. He rebuilds what was broken.
I will not be put to shame
« Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore. »
Isaiah 54:4
I proclaim that I will not be ashamed or disgraced. I forget the reproach of my past, for God himself lifts my head.
He heals the brokenhearted
« He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. »
Psalm 147:3
I declare that God heals my brokenhearted places and binds up every wound. He is close to me in this season of rebuilding.
He rejoices over me with singing
« The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. »
Zephaniah 3:17
I proclaim that the Lord my God is in my midst. He rejoices over me with gladness and quiets me with his love. I am not forsaken.
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