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It's time, your time, not just to 18 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: go back to school, but to come back and move 19 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: forward with Purdue Global, Purdue's online university for working adults. 20 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: Start your comeback at Purdueglobal dot edu. 21 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 3: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to 22 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 3: our podcast and thanks for supporting the Ministry. 23 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 4: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 24 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 4: blessing and share it with a friend. 25 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 5: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 26 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 5: your life. 27 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 3: Well, God bless you. It's a joy to come into 28 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 3: your homes. And if you're ever in our area, please 29 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 3: stop by and be a part of one of our services. 30 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 3: These are the finest people in all of Houston, Texas, 31 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 3: right here at Lakewood. We'd love to have you come out. 32 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 3: I'd like to start with something funny, and I heard 33 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 3: about this man. He got caught shoplifting at the grocery store. 34 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 3: He was at court. The judge said, sir, I understand 35 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 3: you stole a can of peaches. How many peaches were 36 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 3: in that can? He said five? Your honor? He said, 37 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 3: all right, I'm going to give you one week in 38 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 3: jail for each peach. You have five weeks. His wife 39 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 3: stood up and said, your honor, may I say something? 40 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 3: He said, yes, what is it? She said? He stole 41 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 3: a can? Appeas too. Oh God, say it like you 42 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 3: mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says. 43 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 3: I am, I have what it says I have, I 44 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 3: can do what it says I can do today. I 45 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,959 Speaker 3: will be taught the word of God. I'll boldly confess 46 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 3: my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 47 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 3: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 48 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 3: I want to talk to you today about peace with 49 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 3: your scars. You can't live very long without being injured, 50 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 3: going through hurts and pains. Sometimes the wound heals up 51 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 3: and there's no sign that it ever happened. But there 52 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 3: are certain wounds that are so severe, a cut so deep, 53 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 3: they heal up, the pain goes away, but they leave 54 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 3: a scar. Scars from falling off a bike as a child, 55 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 3: Scars from the surgery to remove the illness, Scars from 56 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 3: the accident. There are physical scars, scars that we can see, 57 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 3: but there are also invisible scars, scars that come from 58 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 3: inner wounds, scarred by the divorce, scarred by what somebody said, 59 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 3: scarred by mistakes that we made. So often we try 60 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 3: to hide our scars. We don't see anything positive about. 61 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 3: It reminds us of the hurt, the sickness, the betrayal. 62 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 3: We wish they'd go away, But we need to see 63 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 3: our scars in a new light. God did not allow 64 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 3: that scar to discourage you. He allowed it to remind 65 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 3: you of what He brought you through. And when you 66 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 3: see the scar, don't think of the pain. Think of 67 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 3: the grace of God. The scar means the wound is healed. 68 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 3: The scar means the pain is over and you're moving forward. 69 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 3: The scar means what kept you awake at night is 70 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 3: now behind you. Don't get bitter and live in regrets. 71 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 3: That scar is a reminder of how faithful God has been. 72 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 3: Without his mercy, that mistake could have stopped your purpose 73 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 3: without his healing, that sickness could have been the end. 74 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 3: When you're tempted to get discouraged, think an obstacle is 75 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 3: too big, just look at that scar. God, you healed 76 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 3: me back then. You restored my marriage. You helped me 77 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 3: through the loss of my loved one. It wasn't easy. 78 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 3: It left a scar, But this scar is a reminder 79 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 3: of your goodness. You did it for me back then. 80 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 3: I know you'll do it for me right now. If 81 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,799 Speaker 3: you'll see your scars the right way, they'll be fuel 82 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 3: for your faith. They'll remind you of the goodness of God. 83 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,919 Speaker 3: But you don't have to try to hide your scars. 84 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 3: You don't have to be embarrassed by what you've been through. 85 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 3: You can be at peace with your scars. No one 86 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 3: in the scripture or fulfilled their destiny without scars. We 87 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 3: all get wounded. Things happen in life that we didn't 88 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 3: see coming, an unexpected illness, a loss. People come against us. 89 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 3: We make mistakes. If you're going to fulfill your destiny, 90 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 3: instead of being depressed by what you went through, instead 91 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 3: of going around in self pity because it wasn't fair, 92 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 3: have a new perspective. The enemy tried to stop you, 93 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 3: but God healed you. How do you know you have 94 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 3: a scar to prove it. You're not ashamed of it, 95 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 3: You're not depressed over it. You're at peace with your scars. 96 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 3: You know it was the hand of God protecting you, 97 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 3: not letting that opposition defeat you. The scar doesn't have 98 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 3: to remind you of the pain. It can remind you 99 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 3: of the greatness of God. The enemy wasn't able to 100 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 3: take you out. Sure you have a scar. Sure it 101 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 3: was painful, but now you've come through, restored, vindicated, blessed, 102 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 3: fulfilling your purpose. I read about a young lady. She'd 103 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 3: been in Africa volunteering at an orphanage, driving back to 104 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 3: the airport. She was in a head on collision, very 105 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 3: serious accident. Her face was cut from the top of 106 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 3: her forehead around her eye down to her chin. It 107 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 3: took hundreds of stitches to sew it up. She's a 108 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 3: beautiful young lady, looks like a model now. Her face 109 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 3: was forever changed, permanently scarred. After it healed, people were 110 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 3: concerned about her self esteem and how she was going 111 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 3: to handle it. Much to their surprise, she didn't get better. 112 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 3: She wasn't depressed. She was extremely grateful. She knew she 113 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 3: could have easily lost her life. This was several years ago. 114 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 3: Sometimes she'll go out now without wearing any makeup. She 115 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 3: doesn't even try to cover the scar up. She wears 116 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 3: it with pride. She realized that she is blessed to 117 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 3: be alive. Your scars can remind you of the pain, 118 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 3: or they can remind you of the grace of God. 119 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 3: Are you at peace with your scars? Or are you 120 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 3: trying to hide them? Living guilty? Mad it who hurts you? 121 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 3: Bitter by what you've been through. Those scars are not 122 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 3: there to depress you. They are there to encourage you. 123 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 3: They are reminders of what God brought you through. It 124 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 3: may have been painful, it wasn't fair. But without the 125 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: goodness of God, you wouldn't be where you are. You'd 126 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 3: still be wounded, you'd still be hurting. But look at you. Now, 127 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 3: you're restored, you're healed, you're moving forward. My friend Dandre, 128 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 3: one of our worship leaders, developed this huge goiter on 129 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 3: her neck. It grew to the size of a man's fist. 130 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 3: It was so large she was in danger of it 131 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 3: in her windpipe. She'd been to several doctors, but they 132 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 3: wouldn't touch it. It was too close to her vocal cords. 133 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 3: They were concerned she might lose her voice. And Danger's 134 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 3: an amazing singer. She's been leading worship since a little child. 135 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 3: After going to several doctors being told no time and 136 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 3: time again, she was at home researching surgeons on the internet. 137 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 3: This doctor from Nashville stood out something said he's the one. 138 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 3: She went to see him. He said he would do 139 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 3: the surgery, but it was risky. He had to fly 140 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 3: in another surgeon to assist him. So complicated it was 141 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 3: going to take two of them. She had the surgery. 142 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:45,839 Speaker 3: It was completely successful. She was told that she could 143 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 3: be out up to a year, but three months later 144 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,559 Speaker 3: she was vaccine. Six months later she had her full range. 145 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 3: A year later, she had more range than before the surgery. 146 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:05,359 Speaker 3: Dandria sings, there's this scar across her neck. It's interesting 147 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 3: that she doesn't necessarily try to cover it up. She 148 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 3: doesn't only where high necked blouses. She's at peace with 149 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 3: that scar. At one time, it didn't look good. Month 150 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 3: after month, she didn't know what she was going to do. 151 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 3: But now when she sees that scar, she's not bitter. 152 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 3: Look what I had to go through, Look at the 153 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 3: pain I endured. That scar reminds her of the faithfulness 154 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 3: of God. It reminds her that God is directing her steps, 155 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 3: bringing the right people, that God being for her is 156 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 3: more than any force trying to stop her. Sometimes we 157 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:49,319 Speaker 3: have scars from self inflicted wounds. We made poor choices. 158 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:53,319 Speaker 3: We have no one to blame except ourselves. My freshman 159 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,079 Speaker 3: year of high school, I was running around the track 160 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,559 Speaker 3: with our basketball team. We were doing conditioning drills and 161 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 3: had to run a couple of miles. I had been 162 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 3: playing around and falling behind. The team was about one 163 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 3: hundred yards in front of me. They turned around and 164 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 3: started teasing me. We're just having fun. Well, the coach 165 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 3: went into the field house. He couldn't see, so I 166 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 3: cut across the football field and was going to get 167 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 3: way out in front of them. When they saw me 168 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 3: take off, they started laughing. They knew if the coach 169 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 3: saw me, I would be done. But just as I 170 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 3: was about to make it to the other side, there 171 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 3: was this metal drain cover on the ground, a big 172 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 3: great I didn't want to step on it, so I 173 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 3: stepped right before it. What I couldn't see is the 174 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 3: water had eroded the dirt and there was a hole 175 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 3: about a foot and a half deep. The grass had 176 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 3: grown up, and you couldn't tell. Well. I stepped in 177 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 3: that hole with one leg, fell and my knee hit 178 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 3: the metal drain cover. I turned a somersault and kept running. 179 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 3: They started laughing. They thought that was so funny. So 180 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 3: did I until I looked down and I could see 181 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 3: my kneecap outside my skin. I had broken my kneecap, 182 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 3: had to have surgery. Missed the basketball season that year. 183 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 3: I never told my coach what really happened. I hope 184 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:22,079 Speaker 3: he's not listening. But now I have this big scar 185 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 3: on my knee. When I look at it, I could 186 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 3: be reminded of my mistake, live in regrets. What was 187 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 3: I thinking? Why didn't I just do what I was 188 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 3: supposed to? But I have a different perspective. When I 189 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 3: see that scar, I thank God that I can still run. 190 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 3: I thank him for his mercy that even though I 191 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 3: made the mistake, even though it was my fault, he 192 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 3: brought me through healthy and strong. The truth is all 193 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:55,479 Speaker 3: of us have scars from mistakes we made, maybe not physically, 194 00:11:55,960 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 3: but invisible scars. We got off course, we gave into temptation, 195 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 3: we hung around people that pulled us down. We didn't 196 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,839 Speaker 3: take care of our marriage. We could let those scars 197 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 3: remind us of our mistakes, go around guilty, or we 198 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 3: can let them remind us of the grace of God. 199 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 3: God didn't allow that scar so you can constantly think 200 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 3: about your failures. He allowed it so you would think 201 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 3: about his mercy, his forgiveness. Quit beating yourself up over 202 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 3: the past. The enemy is called the accuser. He'd love 203 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 3: for you to live in regrets, down on yourself, not 204 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 3: enjoying the grace of God because you're so focused on 205 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 3: mistakes you've made, what you did wrong, trying to hide 206 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 3: the scars. Those scars weren't meant to be hidden. You 207 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 3: have nothing to be ashamed of. You are forgiven, You 208 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 3: are redeemed. That scar is a reminder of the mercy 209 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 3: of God. Don't let it be turned into some that 210 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 3: makes you feel guilty. God has done too much for us. 211 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 3: He's paid too big a price. He has brought you 212 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 3: too far for you to swink back in guilt. You 213 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 3: can be at peace with your scars. Nothing you've done 214 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 3: is a surprise to God. He knew every mistake we 215 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 3: would make. He knew every time we would take a 216 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 3: wrong turn. He wouldn't have allowed it if it was 217 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 3: going to keep us from our purpose. My father was 218 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 3: married at an early age. Unfortunately the marriage didn't work out. 219 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 3: He was embarrassed. Denominational leaders told him that he would 220 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 3: never pastor again. When you're wounded, there will always be 221 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 3: people that instead of being a healer pouring the oil 222 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 3: on the wounds, help you get back on your feet. 223 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 3: They'll judge you by your mistakes, they'll try to disqualify you. 224 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:58,079 Speaker 3: But people don't have the final say. They didn't call you, 225 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 3: they didn't breathe life into you, they didn't know you 226 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 3: before you were formed in your mother's wound. People may 227 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 3: have written you off, but don't get discouraged. God has 228 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 3: already written you on. He chose you before you could 229 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 3: choose him. The scripture says God's calling on your life 230 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 3: is irrevocable. That means God doesn't change his mind. He's 231 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 3: already decided to show you versy. He's already decided to 232 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 3: heal the wound and give you another chance. Don't believe 233 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 3: those lies that you blew it. You had your chance. 234 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 3: Just sit on the sidelines, get back in the game. 235 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 3: The scar doesn't mean you're finished. The scar is a 236 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 3: sign that you've been healed. It's a sign that you're 237 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 3: ready for action. If God was through with you, you 238 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 3: wouldn't still be here. There's something for you to do. 239 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 3: You have an assignment. Somebody needs what you have. Somebody 240 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 3: needs your smile. He needs your love. Somebody needs your gifts. 241 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 3: Not me, Joel. I have all these wounds, I have 242 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 3: all these scars. Everybody has scars. The scars don't disqualify you. 243 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 3: The scars prepare you. You learn from every experience. You're 244 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 3: gaining something you're going to need down the road. Nothing 245 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 3: you've been through has been wasted. It's all a part 246 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 3: of God's plan. Several years after my dad was divorced, 247 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 3: he met my mother. They fell in love and were 248 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 3: married for over forty years. My father went on to 249 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 3: pastor great churches and minister to people around the world. 250 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 3: But he could have let that scar stop him. Every 251 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 3: time he looked at it. He could have thought, I'm 252 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 3: not qualified, look what I've been through, i can't minister 253 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 3: to others. But he saw that scar in a different light. 254 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 3: Instead of discouraging him, it reminded him of the mercy 255 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 3: of God. Instead of living condemned is just the opposite. 256 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 3: He would thank God that he was restored. Why he 257 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 3: was at peace with his scars? Are you beating yourself 258 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 3: up over the past, not pursuing dreams, not passionate about life? 259 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 3: The enemy keeps reminding you of those self inflicted wounds. 260 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 3: How you blew it? You had your chance. Next time 261 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 3: he comes showing you that scar, trying to make you 262 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 3: feel guilty, just turn it around. This scar reminds me 263 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 3: of the mercy of God. It reminds me that I'm redeemed, 264 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 3: that I'm forgiven. I've heard it said only God can 265 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 3: take an ugly wound and turn it into a scar 266 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 3: of beauty. Sounds like a contradiction. How can a scar 267 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 3: be beautiful? We see scars as painful, ugly. We'd rather forget, 268 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 3: we try to hide. But our God knows how to 269 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 3: take an ugly wound, a bitter divorce, a painful loss, 270 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 3: an unexpected illness, and somehow change it into something beautiful. 271 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 3: We didn't deserve the mercy. We didn't see how it 272 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 3: could work out. The odds were against us. But God 273 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 3: not only brought us through, he turned it into a 274 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 3: scar of beauty. Now when we look at it, we're 275 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:21,439 Speaker 3: so blessed, we're so grateful. We don't remember the pain, 276 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 3: we don't remember the heartache. We remember the goodness of God. 277 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,640 Speaker 3: My mother had polio when she was a child. One 278 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 3: of her legs is much smaller than the other. She 279 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,919 Speaker 3: walks with a limp. I've never heard her complain about 280 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:41,120 Speaker 3: her limp, never seen her discouraged about her leg. When 281 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 3: she looks at that scar, so to speak, she doesn't 282 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,719 Speaker 3: see it in a negative lie. Oh look what happened 283 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 3: to me. Her attitude is Lord, thank you that I 284 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,439 Speaker 3: can walk. Thank you for your goodness in my life. 285 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 3: That scar is not a reminder of the pain, It's 286 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 3: a scar of beauty. It reminds her what God brought 287 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:05,679 Speaker 3: her through. In the scripture, Jacob had a lot of 288 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 3: self inflicted wounds. He was dishonest, went around cheating people. 289 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 3: He tricked his brother out of his birthright, caused him 290 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 3: a lot of heartache and pain. Later in life, he 291 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 3: decided to make a change. He went down to the 292 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 3: brook by himself to get alone with God. An angel 293 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 3: appeared that looked like a man and wrestled with Jacob 294 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 3: all night. The next morning, the angel was about to leave, 295 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 3: Jacob held on to him and said, I know who 296 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 3: you are. I'm not going to let you go until 297 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 3: you bless me. The angel gave him the blessing and 298 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:48,919 Speaker 3: he left. In the struggle, Jacob hurt his hip. The 299 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:52,920 Speaker 3: scripture says he walked away with a limp, but he 300 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 3: had his blessing. What am I saying? You can have 301 00:18:56,960 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 3: a limp and still be blessed, have a scar and 302 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 3: still be successful. You can go through a breakup like 303 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 3: my father and still do great things. But too often 304 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 3: we think our scars limit us. Some of them weren't 305 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 3: even our fault. Scarred from a tough childhood, scarred from 306 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 3: a breakup, scarred from a illness. Those scars don't have 307 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 3: to stop you. The scars are your testimony, that's your story. 308 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 3: You don't have to hide them. Everyone has scars. Well, Joel, 309 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 3: I've been through so much. I have so many scars. 310 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 3: I don't see how I could ever accomplish my dreams. 311 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 3: I know someone that has more scars than you, and 312 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 3: he fulfilled his purpose. He came two thousand years ago. 313 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 3: He was betrayed by his friends, misunderstood by his family. 314 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 3: He was forced aware a crown of thorns. His hands 315 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 3: and feet were pierced where they nailed him to a cross, 316 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 3: had a big uge, and his side from a spear. 317 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 3: His back was last with thirty nine stripes. Who is 318 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 3: more scarred than our Savior? And what amazes me is 319 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 3: when Jesus rose from the dead. When he came up 320 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 3: out of the grave, you would think he would be 321 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 3: completely healed, everything restored back to normal. But even though 322 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 3: resurrection power caused him to come back to life, he 323 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 3: still had scars. This is significant because God could have 324 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 3: taken them away. The scripture even talks about how when 325 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 3: we get to heaven We're going to have new bodies, 326 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:41,120 Speaker 3: no scar. God could have made his skin like new, 327 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 3: But on purpose he left the scars. Maybe in part 328 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 3: it was to show us that it's okay to have scars. 329 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 3: It's okay that you've made mistakes. It's okay that people 330 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 3: betrayed you. It's okay that you lost that loved one. 331 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,959 Speaker 3: You can be at peace with your scars knowing that 332 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 3: we are worshiping a savior who has scars. God is saying, 333 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 3: don't let the disappointments, what didn't work out, who hurts you, 334 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 3: or even your own mistakes cause you to settle in life, 335 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 3: lose your passion. Our savior has scars, but he rose 336 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 3: from the dead. Jesus has scars, but he's at the 337 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 3: right hand of the Father. What makes you think your 338 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 3: scars disqualify you? But we all want the scars to 339 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 3: go away. We don't want any reminder of the hurt, 340 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 3: the sickness, the betrayal. But I can't promise you the 341 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:42,880 Speaker 3: scars will go away. Some of them last a lifetime, 342 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 3: but I can promise you they don't have to keep 343 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 3: you from your destiny. You have to be at peace 344 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 3: with your scars. There are a lot of things in life. 345 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 3: We don't understand why we came down with an illness, 346 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 3: why we lost the loved one. While we walk with 347 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 3: the limp, those scars are not there to hold you back. 348 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 3: They are reminders of the grace of God, of what 349 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 3: he's brought you through. It's very powerful when you can say, 350 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 3: I worship a savior who has scars, since he has scars, 351 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 3: you know what, I'm okay with my scars. I'm not 352 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 3: gonna live bitter because of a disappointment. I'm not gonna 353 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 3: go around in regrets, beating myself up over past mistakes. 354 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna be sour because I had this disappointment. 355 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 3: I'm at peace with my scars. After the Resurrection, the 356 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 3: disciples were in a room together afraid they had the 357 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 3: doors locked, when Jesus suddenly appeared. John twenty says he 358 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 3: held out his hands for them to see his scars. 359 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 3: He showed them the wounds on his side. Thomas wasn't 360 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,640 Speaker 3: there that day, and when they told him that they 361 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 3: had seen the Lord, he thought they were just distraught 362 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 3: and probably so him in their imagination. He said, I'm 363 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 3: not going to believe until I feel the nail prints 364 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 3: in his hands until I touched the wound on his side. 365 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 3: A week later, Jesus appeared again. This time Thomas was there. 366 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 3: Jesus went over to him, held out his hands and said, Thomas, 367 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:24,360 Speaker 3: touch my scars, feel the wound on my side. Thomas 368 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 3: fell down. Lord, I believe maybe someone needs to touch 369 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 3: your scars to believe. Maybe they need to hear how 370 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 3: God brought you through the difficulty, how God gave you 371 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 3: your voice back like dadra, how God restorage and gave 372 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 3: you a new beginning like my father. Don't hide your scars. 373 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 3: Show your scars. There's healing in your scars, there's restoration 374 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 3: in your scars. Your scars can inspire someone to believe. 375 00:23:56,240 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 3: People all around us are wounded, they're hurting, their discourage 376 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 3: there lonely like the disciples. They don't know how they're 377 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 3: going to make it. But when they see your scars, 378 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:10,879 Speaker 3: when they hear how God healed you, restored you, blessed you, 379 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 3: that will breathe new life back into their spirits. Are 380 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 3: you hiding your scars, embarrassed by what you've been through, 381 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 3: bitter over who hurt you. God didn't show you mercy 382 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 3: just for your sake. Those scars are for somebody else. 383 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:30,919 Speaker 3: He turned that around because he knows he can trust 384 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 3: you with scars. When Jesus first arose, he appeared to 385 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 3: marry Magdalene at the garden tomb. When she recognized him, 386 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:43,120 Speaker 3: she went to hug him, but Jesus says, stop, don't 387 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 3: touch me. Yet he had not yet ascended to the 388 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:51,880 Speaker 3: Father to present the sacrifice. There are times when you're 389 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 3: not ready for people to touch your scars. You're still 390 00:24:55,640 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 3: going through the healing process. Scar doesn't happen overnight. It 391 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:04,400 Speaker 3: takes time. You may be in a difficult situation. You're 392 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 3: waiting to be healed, waiting to be restored. The wound 393 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 3: is still painful. Like with Jesus, the time is coming 394 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 3: when the pain is going to be gone. The wound 395 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 3: is going to be healed. You'll have a scar, not 396 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 3: to remind you of the pain, but to remind you 397 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 3: of the grace of God. Then you can tell people, 398 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 3: touch my scars, here's what God has done for me. 399 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 3: John chapter five, Jesus healed a man that had been 400 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 3: crippled for thirty eight years. He said to him, stand up, 401 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 3: pick up your mat, and go home. Instantly, the man 402 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 3: could walk. It's significant that Jesus told him to take 403 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 3: his mat with him. I'm sure after all those years 404 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 3: that mat was probably dirty, had holes in it, didn't 405 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 3: smell too good. Why didn't Jesus tell him, Hey, throw 406 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 3: the mat away, you can walk. You're not going to 407 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:02,199 Speaker 3: need it anymore. That mat was like a scar. It 408 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 3: was a reminder of what God had done. It was 409 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 3: a part of his story. I can imagine everywhere the 410 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,440 Speaker 3: man went people would ask, what are you doing still 411 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:15,400 Speaker 3: carrying this old map? He would answer, it may look 412 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 3: ugly to you, but to me, this is a beautiful map. 413 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 3: Every time he looked at it, it brought a smile 414 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 3: to his face. Under his breath, he would whisper, Lordy, 415 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 3: thank you for healing me. God could tell us to 416 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 3: leave our maps. He could take away the scars, says, 417 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 3: there's no sign of them anymore. But one reason he 418 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:40,160 Speaker 3: leaves them is not only so we'll remember what he's done, 419 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:44,159 Speaker 3: but so we can tell others. Are you at peace 420 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 3: with your scars? Are you looking back with gratitude, thanking God, 421 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 3: or you looking back bitter, wondering why it happened? Have 422 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 3: a new perspective. The scar means you're healed. The scar 423 00:26:57,000 --> 00:27:00,200 Speaker 3: means you're forgiven. The scar means you can walk again again. 424 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:04,120 Speaker 3: You may still have your map. That's simply to remind 425 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 3: you of the greatness of God. And when you see 426 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 3: other people who are wounded, do like Jesus, tell them 427 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 3: touch my scars. Let me tell you what God did 428 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 3: for me, he can do for you. If you'll do this, 429 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:21,160 Speaker 3: I believe and declare God is going to take those 430 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 3: ugly wounds and turn them into scars of beauty. What 431 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 3: was meant for your harm, He's about to turn for 432 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 3: your good. Healing is coming, freedom is coming, breakthroughs are coming, 433 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 3: Victory is coming in Jesus' name, And if you receive it, 434 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 3: can you say amen? Today? I'd like to give you 435 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 3: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 436 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 3: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I 437 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:54,160 Speaker 3: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. 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