I believe God uses the weak and broken people of this world to show His glory.

Three years ago I never thought for one moment I would be thanking God for the circumstances and situations that came into my life, but here I am today wondering who and what I would be without my past. I believe that God has used my past to make me into the person I am today. He used something sinful, shameful and ugly to bring me closer to Him. He made beauty out of ashes. He made something beautiful out of my hurts and mistakes. He took my heart that was broken, my spirit that was crushed and my faith that had become so small to bring me running into His arms. There He gave me a heart for people that are like me- hurt and broken. I believe He gave me my past so that I can be a  

testimony to others that God can bring beauty from pain.

Isaiah 43:18-19a-"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!"

-HEAL THE WOUND- 

I used to wish that I could rewrite history
I used to dream that each mistake could be erased
Then I could just pretend
I never knew the me back then

I used to pray that You would take this shame away
Hide all the evidence of who I've been
But it's the memory of
The place You brought me from
That keeps me on my knees
And even though I'm free

Heal the wound but leave the scar
A reminder of how merciful You are
I am broken, torn apart
Take the pieces of this heart
And heal the wound but leave the scar

I have not lived a life that boasts of anything
I don't take pride in what I bring
But I'll build an altar with
The rubble that You've found me in
And every stone will sing
Of what You can redeem

Heal the wound but leave the scar
A reminder of how merciful You are
I am broken, torn apart
Take the pieces of this heart
And heal the wound but leave the scar

Don't let me forget
Everything You've done for me
Don't let me forget
The beauty in the suffering

Heal the wound but leave the scar
A reminder of how merciful You are
I am broken, torn apart
Take the pieces of this heart
And heal the wound but leave the scar
                                  -Point of Grace