A few months ago, part of our house got burnt. My favourite place, the spot where I always went to fellowship with the Lord, was gone. The beautiful space I once knew had been reduced to ashes, and I couldn’t go back because the place felt too heavy for me.

Then, one day, this Scripture arose in my spirit:

The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
Genesis 1:2–3 AMP

What stood out to me was this: “The Spirit of God was moving.”

Days later, I went back to clean the burnt room. As I swept the ashes, I began to fellowship with the Lord again. And right there, I realized the burning didn’t burn the Spirit of the Lord. The Spirit of God never stopped moving. Physically, the place was destroyed, but spiritually, His presence never left.

How did I miss that we walk by faith and not by sight?

Out of that same room where I once sat on the bare floor have now come beautiful melodies in the night, powerful sermons, and even this very write-up. God truly uses ashes to create beauty. Sometimes He doesn’t even remove the ashes. He simply transforms them into something glorious.

Maybe you’re standing in a “burnt room” where something you loved is gone, shattered, or unrecognizable. But, just as in Genesis, the Spirit of God still moves over dark, empty places. His presence cannot be limited just because something was destroyed.

Don’t run from your ashes. Invite God into them. Go back. Sit with Him. Worship in the place that feels heavy.

You may be surprised at the beauty He’s been waiting to birth right there.