A note about your scars-
My sons have scars on their chest, belly, and feet; they have been through much in their short lives. One day they will ask me where those marks came from; they might even wish they weren’t there. But here’s what I want them to know about scars: they are an advantage.
When you reach a point in life where you don’t know how to make it through—scars, whether on your body or in your soul, remind us we have already overcome so much.
The common narrative on social media is to live in the present, carpe diem, and there’s some wisdom there. But I think we undervalue looking back.
When life takes hold, look at your scars.
When you can’t see forward, look at your scars.
When you feel out of hope, look at your scars.
Look at your scars and see how far you have come, how far God has already taken you.
This is tricky, you can get stuck looking back and fall into the trap of sitting in the past, focused on the injustice there. But, the trial, the heartache that left you scarred, is not where your story ended.
We have all pushed through, persevered, and triumphed. Even when it seemed hard, the light at the end of the tunnel not visible, today we are standing. Your story is one of overcoming. Let your scars be a reminder.
One day, I will tell my boys what they have been through, what their scars mean. I will tell them of the trials they have already withstood. I will tell them when they see a new storm on the horizon, it will not wash them away; it might, however, leave new scars. But as a new scar begins to form, I want them to know it is only the middle of the story. Their pens, our pens, are not out of ink.
Look back and look up. This chapter will end and you will rise, once more, scarred. You will rise changed.
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