The Testimony in My Scars

• By candidasullivan
• May 19, 2025
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What story do your scars tell?

We all have scars. Some of them are visible, while others are invisible. We can’t help what has happened to us. For most of us, however, the trauma is over. The amniotic bands attacked me years ago and scarred my body. But they are no longer a threat to me. Now, the only power my scars have over me is the power I give them.

I get to decide how I want to tell this story. Do I want to be a victim of my circumstances, or do I want to be an overcomer of them? I didn’t say I want to be a survivor if you noticed. Being a survivor merely means that I didn’t die. Not only did I survive the attacks, but I have overcome the pain of my scars as well.

The enemy attacked me in my mom’s womb. According to the research, most babies die. God, however, spared me. He blessed me to live so that I can love and be loved. So I tell my story with love and thanksgiving to my Lord. I am so thankful that He blessed me to live.

God blessed me to overcome the weapon Satan tried to form against me. I’ve got the scars to prove His love and mercy for me and my life. My Lord took all my heartaches and pain and turned them into blessings. When I was a little girl, I wanted to have a fantastic story to tell people when they asked me about my scars. Whenever I write about it or stand on stage and tell my story, my heart whispers a prayer of thanksgiving.

God can take our hardships and turn them into a beautiful testimony. Let Him help you to rewrite your story with a new understanding. The day He showed me that I could have died, but He blessed me to live, changed my life and my story. My situation didn’t change, but my perspective sure did.

Romans 8:28 (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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