Things Can Get Better...even when you think all hope is lost!

Do you have things in your past that you wish you could change? Times that you didn’t make the best decision? Times that just left you feeling empty, broken, battered and defeated?

I have learned that God accepts our brokenness. He forgives us. He can make us new again. He can use those dreadful moments to make beautiful new experiences. We don’t understand the process, but good can come from it. We can be stronger. We do have a purpose.

This tree here is a great visual of how he can use our experiences to make beautiful things. This is a Pear tree. It is loaded with little pears and it looks like a regular healthy tree until you look closer. Honestly, I don’t even know how the tree is still standing much less with abundant life! Look at the pics! Take notice at the dead trunk, the battered pieces from the woodpeckers, the brokenness of the body. But then look at the new branches....look at the new life of many little pears. God is like this with us. Just because we are broken does NOT mean that is the finished product. Just because we feel dead/empty inside does not mean we are. He can make beauty and life out of the ashes. We just have to have faith and allow him to work in our life.