Recycling

God was into recycling long before it was en vogue. He has always taken the worn, destroyed and unusable life and restored and renewed it. He is certainly the One that makes all things new. The world chooses to recycle material things to preserve the Earth. So much energy into saving something that is intended to be temporary and transitory. God chooses to recycle lives to preserve the soul. So much energy into saving something that is enduring and eternal.

He can take untapped potential in a person and that person can have purpose and become fruitful. He always sees in us what we can become and not what we are. There is value in everyone no matter what they have done or lived through. Nothing is wasted; nothing is useless with Him. Take a chance and recyle your pain, disappointment and mistakes and see how God will repurpose these things for your blessing and His glory. You will be amazed with what He can do with them, how you view life and who you become.

Isaiah 61:3 says it all…”He gives beauty for ashes, joy for mourning and praise for despair.”

Isaiah 61:7 says “Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.”

Psalm 103:5- ” Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits-who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”