I have been seeing so many stories on social media about how God has redeemed and transformed so many lives lately! (I love when social media is used to share positive uplifting stories don’t you!?) Whether it be about how God has helped people overcome in the area of weight related strongholds, eating disorders, or poor self image...I have be blessed to hear so many wonderful praise reports oh how God has taken the 'ashes' of peoples lives and turned it into 'beauty'. (Isaiah 61:3)

After hearing one story after another about God’s faithfulness, I couldn’t help but think about how I could share these stories with all of you on Dashing Dish! I know it has been such an encouragement to me, so I can only imagine what a blessing it would be to you guys as well!

The past few weeks, I have felt impressed to start sharing one testimony a month on Dashing Dish as a way to encourage others that they too can and will overcome whatever it is they are facing with the Lord's help. I believe this is SO powerful for many reasons, but if nothing else, every time we share our testimony something powerful happens...The bible says that when we share what the Lord has done in our lives, that we “overcome satan by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony." (Revelation 12:11)

These testimonies are in no way meant to share or bring praise to Dashing Dish, in fact, some of these stories may be from people who have gotten free without the help of this website entirely! This is simply a way to encourage and empower others and give glory to God!

After praying about what I would name this section of the blog, the Lord gave me the name, Beauty for Ashes! I love that He chose this name, because it comes full circle, to the original verse that He gave me when I was coming out of disordered eating.

Beauty for Ashes will be a series on Dashing Dish, featuring testimonies of people that have lost weight, overcame disordered eating, and gained confidence and freedom in their health!

Currently, I have a handful of testimonies that I would love to share, but I would love to hear YOUR story as well! If God has touched your life in the area of weight related issues, eating disorders, self image issues, or how He has given you guidance and strength to live a healthy lifestyle for you and your family, then I would love to hear it!

If you have a story that would encourage others, I ask that you would prayerfully consider sharing. You can email me at Katie@DashingDish and I will give you more details!

Please note that your testimonies don't have to relate to soley to Dashing Dish. The focus of Beauty for Ashes is about how the Lord has helped you overcome weight, eating, and self-image related battles!

Let's join together and overcome the enemy by praising the name of Jesus and sharing how He has taken the ashes of our lives and turned them into True Beauty!