growing through pain

I felt led to share one of my first attempts at prophetic art, although it's extremely out of my comfort zone to do so.  This painting represents the pain and depression I went through after I experienced my second miscarriage a few months ago.  The pain I felt was not only physical, but emotional too, and in many way it was much more intense than my first miscarriage back in 2009.

The Lord brought me healing as I painted, showing me that although I'm planted on fertile soil, sometimes He allows pain and disappointment to come into my life in order to draw me closer to Him (and for other reasons He hasn't revealed to me yet, and perhaps never will in this life).  And the end result is something stronger, more beautiful, and more radiant than ever before.

The thing is, I don't see myself this way.  But He does.  And He sees all of His children this way, no matter what horrible experiences we've been through.  I feel like He wants me to share it since everyone can relate to having painful experiences they can't explain.  It IS possible to grow through pain.