Beauty For Ashes
Joyce Meyer
(Reviewer - Rev. Marie D. Jones)
2003 Warner Faith
ISBN: 044669259X

Finding emotional healing after living with the pain of abuse.

Associate Reviewer Rev. Marie D. Jones writes:

Bestselling Christian author & spiritual speaker Joyce Meyer suffered years of physical, mental, emotional & sexual abuse as a child & teenager, & rose from the ashes of those dark days to shine with a splendorous light. Now she wants to share that light with others. Her bestseller, Beauty For Ashes, now revised & expanded, offers much inspirational advice, hope & help for anyone seeking to be reborn into a life of healing & joy, no matter how hard or traumatic their past may have been.

Beauty For Ashes is a wonderful book offering emotional healing via the process of working more closely with the unconditional love of God, in moving away from the pains, addictions & false beliefs of the past, & towards the life God intended.

Meyer leads the reader out of victimhood, teaches the importance of working through painful memories with God's loving help, emphasizes utilizing inner wisdom & divine timing to overcome abuse & addictive behaviors, & shows the reader how, with intuitive guidance & divine grace, lost confidence & self-love can restore a healthy balance.

Yet readers who have not been victims of abuse can also benefit greatly from Beauty For Ashes, for it also deals with the pain of rejection, by self & others, & the pull of addictions on our lives. Though the author clearly espouses Bible-based living, & the Bible is quoted widely throughout, there is still so much inspirational food for thought, & common sense advice, that anyone seeking to rise from the ashes of despair can glean wisdom from it & feel the warmth of beauty & joy again.

Though Beauty For Ashes is geared towards a Christian audience, I still highly recommend that anyone suffering from a past filled with abuse & addiction pick up this book & find manna for healing within its pages.

Basically, Beauty For Ashes is about overcoming, & we all have dark demons we need, & want, to overcome.

More from Joyce Meyer:
Starting Your Day Right Secrets of Spiritual Power: The Strength for Life's Battles
Knowing God Intimately: Being as Close to Him As You Want to Be
Me and My Big Mouth: Your Answer is Right Under Your Nose
Enjoying Where You Are On the Way to Where You Are Going: Learning How to Live a Joyful, Spirit-Led Life
Managing Your Emotions: Instead of Your Emotions Managing You, & many more!
(02/15/04)

Rev. Marie D. Jones
2004©Marie D. Jones
A RebeccasReads.Com Associate Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
Marie Jones is a New Thought minister, author of Looking For God In All The Wrong Places & a widely published writer of inspirational essays, gift books, short stories & magazine articles. She is also a screenwriter, & has produced a children's storybook video series for Gigglebug Farms Productions. she holds a Masters Degree in Metaphysical Studies & is a licensed pastoral counsellor.