Joyce Meyer penned Beauty of Ashes as her way to share her personal healing story. If you may ask, Meyer is actually not that much of a stranger when it comes to acquiring negative experiences in life. And whether she liked it or not, these experiences brought her to a place in her heart where healing seems impossible. Having been physically, sexually, and verbally abused for more than 30 years of her life, it was a great step when Meyer found that it was not as impossible as she thought to stand up once more with the help of God.
Beauty for Ashes is a book that is dedicated primarily for victims of abuse. Through this book, Meyer states that the adversities faced by victims will surely change the way they look at themselves, thinking that they are worthless. But life should not end there. Meyer talks about the course of her own life, highlighting the fact that she have gone through everything that these victims are going through. After that, she moves on by telling the way that she found it possible to actually get back up, using only her faith in God as a weapon.
We may not fully realize it, but we all are a victim. It doesn't have to be a specific kind of abuse, but we all face adversities in life. And because of the pain that we harbor, we sometimes start to push God out of our lives. We think that we are going through the pain alone, but we are not. And this precisely is what Beauty for Ashes is saying. It is impossible for us to turn back time and prevent the wrong things from happening to us, but what we can do is to take what we have in the present and rebuild ourselves.
Also, Meyer mentions the point about wanting to revenge for all the suffering of victims. It is understandable how easy it is for victims to think about revenge and getting back at the people who have wronged them. Given the pain they've been forced to take, having kind and forgiving thoughts is really hard. But Meyer tells victims to not let themselves be absorbed by such thoughts, as God is the only one that has the power to balance things.
The only person that can talk about sensitive matters such as standing up from having been abused is someone that has the right amount of knowledge on them. In no doubt that you will love how Meyer applied her personal story to connect and talk to her readers with sincerity. It was honest, it was painful, but it was beautiful. Beauty for Ashes is a recommended read for everyone who is trying to move on from the pains of the past. Grabbing a copy of Beauty for Ashes is one thing that you can do to teach yourself to heal and move on, whether you were a victim of abuse or not.
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