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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jolan Victorium. Thanks so much for listening

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Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks.

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Speaker 2: For supporting the ministry. We believe you're going to have an.

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Speaker 1: Awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, and favor filled.

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Speaker 2: God bless you today and enjoy the message.

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Speaker 1: Well, God bless you. It's a joy to come into

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Speaker 1: your homes. And if you're ever in our area, please

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Speaker 1: stop by and be a part of one of our services.

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Speaker 1: These are the finest people in all of Houston, Texas

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Speaker 1: right here at Lakewood.

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Speaker 2: We'd love to have your come out.

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Speaker 1: I'd like to start with something funny and I heard

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Speaker 1: about this man.

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Speaker 2: He got caught shoplifting at the grocery store. He was

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Speaker 2: at court.

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Speaker 1: The judge said, sir, I understand you stole a can

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Speaker 1: of peaches. How many peaches were in that can?

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Speaker 2: He said five? Your honor?

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Speaker 1: He said, all right, I'm going to give you one

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Speaker 1: week in jail for each peach.

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Speaker 2: You have five weeks.

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Speaker 1: His wife stood up and said, your honor, may I

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Speaker 1: say something? He said, yes, what is it? She said,

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Speaker 1: he stole a can of peas too. Say it like

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Speaker 1: you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what

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Speaker 1: it says. I am I have what it says I have.

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Speaker 1: I can do what it says I can do. Today

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Speaker 1: I will be taught the word of God. I'll boldly

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Speaker 1: confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.

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Speaker 2: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God

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Speaker 2: bless you.

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Speaker 1: I want to talk to you today about peace with

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Speaker 1: your scars. You can't live very long without being injured,

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Speaker 1: going through hurts and pains. Sometimes the wound heals up

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Speaker 1: and there's no sign that it ever happened.

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Speaker 2: But there are certain wounds that are so.

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Speaker 1: Severe, a cut so deep, they heal up, the pain

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Speaker 1: goes away, but they leave a scar. Scars from falling

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Speaker 1: to remove the illness, Scars from the accident. There are

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Speaker 1: physical scars, scars that we can see, but there are

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Speaker 1: also invisible scars, scars that come from inner wounds, Scarred

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Speaker 1: by the divorce, scarred by what somebody said, scarred by

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Speaker 1: mistakes that we made. So often we try to hide

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Speaker 1: our scars. We don't see anything positive about. It reminds

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Speaker 1: us of the hurt, the sickness, the betrayal. We wish

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Speaker 1: they'd go away, but we need to see.

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Speaker 2: Our scars in a new light.

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Speaker 1: God did not allow that scar to discourage you. He

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Speaker 1: allowed it to remind you of what He brought you through.

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Speaker 1: And when you see the scar, don't think of the pain.

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Speaker 1: Think of the grace of God. The scar means the

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Speaker 1: wound is healed. The scar means the pain is over

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Speaker 1: and you're moving forward. The scar means what kept you

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Speaker 2: Don't get bitter and live in regrets.

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Speaker 1: That scar is a reminder of how faithful God has been.

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Speaker 1: Without his mercy, that mistake could have stopped your purpose.

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Speaker 1: Without his healing, that sickness.

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Speaker 1: When you're tempted to get discouraged, think an obstacle is

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Speaker 1: too big, just look at that scar. God, you healed

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Speaker 1: me back then. You restored my marriage. You helped me

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Speaker 1: through the loss of my loved one. It wasn't easy.

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Speaker 1: It left a scar. But this scar is a reminder

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Speaker 1: of your goodness. You did it for me back then.

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Speaker 1: I know you'll do it for me right now.

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Speaker 2: If you'll see your scars the right way, they'll be

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Speaker 2: fuel for your faith. They'll remind you of the goodness

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Speaker 1: But you don't have to try to hide your scars.

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Speaker 1: You don't have to be embarrassed by what you've been through.

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Speaker 1: You can be at peace with your scars. No one

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Speaker 1: in the Scripture fulfilled their destiny without scars.

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Speaker 2: We all get wounded.

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Speaker 1: Things happen in life that we didn't see coming, unexpected illness,

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Speaker 2: People come against us. We make mistakes.

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Speaker 1: If you're going to fulfill your destiny, instead of being

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Speaker 1: The enemy tried to stop you, but God healed you.

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Speaker 1: How do you know you have a scar to prove it.

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Speaker 1: You're not ashamed of it, you're not depressed over it.

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Speaker 1: not letting that opposition defeat you. The scar doesn't have

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Speaker 2: Sure you have a scar.

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Speaker 1: Sure it was painful, but now you've come through, healed, restored, vindicated, blessed,

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Speaker 1: Concerned about her self esteem and how she was going

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Speaker 2: She was extremely grateful. She knew she could have easily

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Speaker 1: Sometimes she'll go out now without wearing any makeup.

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Speaker 2: She doesn't even.

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Speaker 1: Try to cover the scar up. She wears it with pride.

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Speaker 1: She realized that she is blessed to be alive. Your

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Speaker 2: Of the grace of God.

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Speaker 1: Are you at peace with your scars or are you

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Speaker 1: Bitter by what you've been through? Those scars are not

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Speaker 2: They are there to encourage you.

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Speaker 1: They are reminders of what God brought you through. It

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Speaker 1: may have been painful, it wasn't fair, But without the

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Speaker 2: God, you wouldn't be where you are.

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Speaker 1: You'd still be wounded, you'd still be hurting. But look

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Speaker 1: at you now, you're restored.

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Speaker 2: You're healed, you're moving forward.

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Speaker 1: My friend Dandre, one of our worship leaders, developed this

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Speaker 1: in danger of it blocking her windpipe. She'd been to

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Speaker 1: He said he would do the surgery, but it was risky.

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Speaker 2: It was completely successful.

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Speaker 1: Six months later she had her full range. A year later,

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Speaker 2: She's at peace with that scar.

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Speaker 1: At one time, it didn't look good. Month after month,

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Speaker 1: now when she sees that scar, she's not bitter. Look

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Speaker 1: what I had to go through, Look at the pain

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Speaker 2: That scar reminds her of the faithfulness of God.

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Speaker 1: It reminds her that God is directing her staff, bringing

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Speaker 1: than any.

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Speaker 1: Sometimes we have scars from self inflicted wounds.

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Speaker 2: We made poor choices. We have no one to blame

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Speaker 1: My freshman year of high school, I was running around

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Speaker 1: Had to have surgery. Missed the basketball season that year.

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Speaker 1: Why didn't I just do what I was supposed to?

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Speaker 1: I thank God that I can still run. I thank

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Speaker 1: The truth is all of us have scars from mistakes

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Speaker 1: we made, maybe not physically, but invisible scars. We got

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Speaker 1: off course, we gave into temptation, we hung around people

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Speaker 2: We didn't take care of our marriage.

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Speaker 1: We could let those scars remind us of our mistakes,

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Speaker 1: go around guilty, or we can let them remind us of.

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Speaker 2: The grace of God.

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Speaker 1: God didn't allow that scar so you can constantly think

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Speaker 1: the past. The enemy is called the accuser. He'd love

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Speaker 1: enjoying the grace of God. Because you're so focused on

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Speaker 1: have nothing to be ashamed of. You are forgiven, You

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Speaker 1: He's paid too big a price. He has brought you

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Speaker 2: You're not going to need it anymore.

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Speaker 1: That mat was like a scar. It was a reminder

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Speaker 1: his story. I can imagine everywhere the man went people

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Speaker 1: would a what are you doing still carrying this old map?

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Speaker 1: He would answer, It may look ugly to you, but

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Speaker 1: to me, this is a beautiful map. Every time he

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Speaker 1: looked at it, it brought a smile to his face.

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Speaker 1: Under his breath, he would whisper, Lord, thank you for

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Speaker 1: healing me. God could tell us to leave our mats.

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Speaker 1: He could take away the scars, says, there's no sign

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Speaker 1: not only so we'll remember what he's done, but so

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Speaker 2: Are you at peace with your scars?

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Speaker 1: Are you looking back with gratitude, thanking God, or you

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Speaker 2: Have a new perspective.

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Speaker 1: The scar means you're healed. The scar means you're forgiven.

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Speaker 1: The scar means you can walk again. You may still

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Speaker 1: have your map. That's simply to remind you of the

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Speaker 1: greatness of God.

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Speaker 2: And when you see.

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Speaker 1: Other people who are wounded, do like Jesus, tell them

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Speaker 2: Let me tell you what God did for me, he

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Speaker 2: can do for you. If you'll do.

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Speaker 1: This, I believe and declare God is going to take

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Speaker 1: those ugly wounds and turn them into scars of beauty.

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Speaker 2: What was meant for your harm, He's about to turn

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Speaker 1: Healing is coming, freedom is coming, breakthroughs are coming, Victory

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Speaker 1: is coming in Jesus' name, And if you receive it,

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Speaker 2: Today?

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Speaker 1: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus

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Speaker 1: Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll repent of my sins.

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Speaker 2: Come into my heart. I'll make you my lord and savior.

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Speaker 3: It's a new year, an opportunity for a fresh start.

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Speaker 2: Every January we create a new devotional calendar.

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Speaker 1: When you start off each day in faith, grateful for

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