Isaiah 41:10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
I remember the first time I ever heard this saying, "turn your scars into stars". It was Robert Schuller a pastor from California. He was talking about his daughter who had just lost her leg in a skiing accident. She was working hard at skiing and wanted to be an olympic athlete. This accident could have killed her dreams but it didn't. She still continued skiing with one leg. Yes it was a struggle I am sure, but she lived this verse.
Way too often we wallow in our scars and wounds. We think about them, we fret about them, we worry about them, we cry about them, we stomp our feet in anger, we throw our hands in the air like we just do not care, we tell everyone we know how wounded we are. It is on our mind constantly and it keeps us awake nights. We toss and turn along with pacing the floor. We dwell on our wounds to the point of absurdity. Our mind races with reasons as to why this has happened. The unfairness of it all overwhelms us. It's all we can think about and it's all we can talk about.
Sound familiar? Our mess, our test, our scars propel us us into a place where we are never satisfied and never happy. We play the blame game and we want everyone to pity us. Come on, admit it! We whine and complain, we gripe and fuss over something we usually cannot change and cannot do anything about, Instead of dealing with it, we bury it hoping it will never surface again. Instead of looking to the future, we dwell in the past and make a huge list filled with "if only" and "what if". Regret becomes our friend and worry is an everyday event.
Instead of this silliness let's try something different like trusting in our Lord to work it all out. Instead of dwelling in our wounded past, let's try to rely on our Lord to work it all out. Instead of picking at our scabs until they become scars, let's try to all our Lord to heal our wounded self.
Let's turn our mess into our message, our test into our testimony and our scars into stars. Do we realize how much talking about how we recovered from our wounds may be able to help someone else? God can use our scars, wounds and mess to change someone else's life who is going through the same thing you went through. God can use you to heal someone. God can use your testimony to make a difference in someone else's life. God can use your message to influence someone to change. God can use your stars to show someone else that they will get through this.
We aren't strong enough to get through this, but God is. We aren't brave enough to conquer this fear but God is. We don't have healing power, but God does. We cannot and should not deal with our scars and wounds alone. We have a God who is mighty and strong. We have a God who is powerful and able to do the impossible. We have a God who loves us.
Stop dwelling on what is wrong and concentrate on the future, the healing, the strength, the power that can bring so much grace and peace to your life. Healing takes time, it takes effort but it is so worth it.
Live with confidence that our Lord can bring healing to you. Live with faith that no matter what you have gone through or what you are going through, God can turn it around for good. Live with peace knowing that God already has a plan for your life and it is for good not for evil. Live with trust in God knowing that He loves you more than you can ever comprehend.
Scars can become stars. A mess can turn into a message. A test can become a testimony. Stop living in fear. Stop dwelling on the pain. Stop listening to the lies of satan.
Lord please give me the strength and healing I need when I have been wounded and scared. Help me learn from what I have gone through and use it to help others, in Jesus name I pray, amen.
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