Something Beautiful

By Bill and Gloria Gaither


Something beautiful, something good
All my confusion
He understood.
All I had to offer Him
Was brokenness and strife
But He made something beautiful
Of my life

The Eyes of Faith

When God rescued me, it meant seeing things differently. Surrendering my life to God gave me great peace. Suddenly, I realized that He was in charge of my life. This was a great relief since what I had been doing to run my life wasn't working for me any more. In living my life without God, I learned to be self sufficient and independent. I relied on what the "experts" said about the world: what's right and what's wrong, what my priorities should be, how to make certain that my future was secure, how to live a long and happy life. These "experts" of the world said, "Nothing can stop you. Whatever you want in life, you can make it happen." In believing these things, my eyes were blinded to the possibility of God. Everything was logical and orderly until the crisis came. Then, what was working before no longer helped. When God came into my life, He changed the way I saw everything. All the things that had happened in my life, and all the things that would happen in my life had passed through the very hands of God and were meant for my good and His glory. Everything. Divorce, unemployment, an empty bank account, the IRS, a late house payment. Things no longer "just happened", but the great purpose of God was behind everything. I began to think that God could, and would, make something beautiful out of my mess. And He did.