Here is the challenge: describe your life, sum up in one word alone, all the years behind you and be honest. My closest friend and I are agreed on one word to describe our separate lives: Debris. Does that sound disgusting to you? Maybe it conjours images of dirty waste or rubbish. Maybe you are thinking of some really positive aspects of your life to answer the challenge, or maybe not. Has life been undignified and less than you hoped for? When some dreams are never realized because God led you down different paths than you mapped for yourself, does that leave you feeling less prosperous than your neighbor? Or is it possible that you are the canvas on the artist's easel becoming the work of art you always hoped to be? Surely you are!
I am happy to be debris. God's debris. Hope this gets you thinking of the lives you've touched, helped to better despite your own, and to find that, after all, you can be thankful for what was achieved in spite of yourself. That God has a plan for our lives is indisputable. After your best years are spent, when you fall to the earth after having used up all your energy and resources, people like me will come along and admire you for the beauty God worked into your life. If you never got credit for all your good works and are left feeling like life's debris, remember your Father who molded you. And give Him credit where credit is due. You are beautiful and cherished in His sight. He loves all that you are - to the core of your being, to the depth of your soul. I just wanted to tell you that. Remember what Easter represents and you will find my message is true. From one debris to another, have a beautimous day!


It's truly amazing how God can make something beautiful out of something seemingly dormant. For example how He changes coal into diamonds. And a poor lost sinner into a beautiful saint in spotless robes of white. A broken, seemingly useless, life into one that touches the hearts and souls of many others.
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