Beauty from Ashes: Finding Hope in Hard Seasons

December 15, 2025

00:00 01:25

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If you’re walking through a tough season, this episode is for you. Life with Jesus isn’t about perfect days—it’s about truth, redemption, and love. God can redeem every broken piece of your story. Today we reflect on Isaiah 61, where God turns ashes into beauty and despair into gladness. Even in suffering, the gospel gives us unshakable hope and purpose. When we surrender fully to Christ, the Holy Spirit transforms our pain into power, empowering us to love, heal, and bring light into the world.

Key Takeaways:

God can redeem even the hardest chapters of your story.
Following Jesus doesn’t remove pain—but it fills it with purpose.
The Holy Spirit equips us to love and serve in powerful ways.
People are not the problem—they’re the prize.
Your story can be the light that points others to hope in Christ.

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Meet Your Hosts

Ed is the Mission and Cultural Ministries Assistant for The Salvation Army USA Southern Territory. He is a husband, father, dancer and Jesus follower.

Bethany Farrell is a beloved daughter of the King. She attempts – with varying degrees of success – to share that love daily with her husband and four young daughters, and with artists of all ages through her work as the Territorial Creative Arts Director for The Salvation Army Southern Territory. Her hands, and her life, are incredibly full.