Beauty from Ashes

While praying before I went to bed on 7/18, the Lord showed me the following, I hope it ministers to someone:

I was walking with the Lord in a forest. He was pulling a huge sleigh, like the kind we see as a kid of Santa and his Reindeer. He was walking thru the forest and picking up cut up pieces of firewood and putting the pieces of firewood in the sleigh. There were already pieces of wood in the sleigh as we began our journey. As I looked closely at the pieces of wood, I saw each piece was engraved with something. As the Lord bent down to pick up the pieces, some were weightless and hovered above the sleigh as he walked. The pieces that weren't weightless fell into the sleigh and burdened the Lords load. I peered into the sleigh to begin reading the engraved pieces said. I saw so many:

Hate

Anger

Unforgiveness

Sadness

Bitterness

Racism

I could go on and on, but you get the idea. These were not "good" pieces of wood. I looked above at the floating pieces of wood and saw the following on these pieces:

Hope

Love

Faith

Joy

Trust

Forgiveness

As we continued our walk, we ended up at a huge bonfire. The Lord motioned for the pieces that were floating above the sleigh to fall into the bonfire. I said Lord what does this mean? He said these are prayers I get from people who have Love, Faith, Joy and he continued to point out all of the fruits of the spirit. He said, I am throwing these in the fire - Beauty will rise from these ashes. He said all of these other pieces of wood I can't do anything with these. They have to stay in the sleigh until they have changed their engravings on their pieces of firewood. So I carry these with me until they are ready for me to turn their pain into Beauty from the ashes.

WOW. Beautiful word from the Lord. I encourage you to let go of those things that are hindering you and change your hearts engravings so the Lord can turn your Ashes into Beauty!!!

Isaiah 61

1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners;

2 To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,

3 To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

4 Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, They will raise up the former devastations; And they will repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations.

5 Strangers will stand and pasture your flocks, And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.

6 But you will be called the priests of the LORD; You will be spoken of as ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, And in their riches you will boast.

7 Instead of your shame you will have a double portion, And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land, Everlasting joy will be theirs.

8 For I, the LORD, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; And I will faithfully give them their recompense And make an everlasting covenant with them.

9 Then their offspring will be known among the nations, And their descendants in the midst of the peoples. All who see them will recognize them Because they are the offspring whom the LORD has blessed.

10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations.