From Scars to Strength: Embracing God’s Masterpiece

If we give up today, we will never know how God will work it out for us.

God has a plan. He knows the perfect time to execute it. He knows all the factors. He knows what is involved. He knows how to take all the messy pieces and turn them into a beautiful masterpiece.

We have to trust Him. The masterpiece He can create with our lives is better than anything we imagine. So, when it all feels like it is just too much, we need to remember that He is working on us and give Him the time to do His great work.

As I look back over my life, I can see that it all worked to my benefit. Everything has been preparing me to do His work. If I had not been born with Amniotic Band Syndrome, then I wouldn’t have learned to be resilient at a young age. If someone had not bullied me, then I wouldn’t understand the pain of it nor be able to teach others how to overcome it all. I wouldn’t have desired the Lord to make me whole if I had not felt broken.

The harder my life gets, the more I need and seek my Lord. All of my struggles have brought me closer to Him. With each one, my faith becomes stronger. After each trial, my evidence that God can make a way for me becomes bigger, even if there is no way. As the trials in my life grow, so do I.

What is the one thought that is hurting you? For me, it was the thought that God didn’t love me as much as He loved others. If He had loved me more, I wouldn’t have been born with scars. This thought caused me so much pain. Not only did I feel rejected by the world, but I felt rejected by my Lord.

Then, one day, I realized He created me exactly like He wanted me to be. The enemy attacked me in my mother’s womb and scarred me, but God wouldn’t allow my enemy to take my life. He shielded me and protected me. What the enemy created for evil, God used for good. I could have died as a baby, but He spared me and blessed me to live. I have favor with Him.

Once I changed the story, I told myself about my scars, and the way I felt about them changed. They are not scars of punishment or disgrace. They are my battle scars. The enemy attacked, and God blessed me to overcome him. The fact that I even survived is a miracle. Sometimes, God allows things to happen to us so that we can shine a light on our Lord. My scars magnify my testimony of God’s goodness.

Now, I am so thankful that I didn’t end my life. I am so grateful that I held on. What I once saw as horrible was one of my greatest blessings.

Romans 8:28 King James Version (KJV)
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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