What to do when our SCARS are more than we can handle
Memory of scars:
Ever had to deal with scars that reminded you of sad times? I have two big scars on my face, and couple on my heart from my childhood. The one on my forehead is from the Chicken pox I got on my 4th birthday and had to be in a room away from everyone to prevent spreading it to others.
The other scar is on the palm of my right hand when I tripped and fell onto a sharp rock during a vacation. I bled a lot and needed several stitches.
But there is also scar that has been lingering within the deepest chambers of my heart left by a predator when I was just a child.
The question remains, “What do we do with scars that are more that we can handle?”
Our scars they come in all sizes and shapes filled with awful memories. These scars could be those physically visible ones, or those mentally / emotionally caused invisible scars.
Some of our wounds we do not mind sharing ,but then some we had hid within our bleeding hearts.
Some of these scars may have come from being in an abusive relationship, an accident, multiple surgeries, mishaps, from an abandoned parent, or from sexual abuses.
Who can handle our scars?
Dear Friend, today the Savior wants you to know that He has noticed your scars. He knows all about the pains you have endured silently ,the tears that you have shed profusely, and weeps along with wounded heart.
Isaiah 53:4(KJV) says, “Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows…”
Isaiah 53:5 (NIV) says, “But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by his wounds we are healed.
There is healing only in the Lord Jesus Christ, the One and Only God who took it upon Himself to carry all our griefs, heartaches, and sorrows to the Cross .
God can handle our SCARS.
DEAR FRIEND, WE ARE HEALED BY HIS WOUNDS! His nail pierced Hands and bleeding Heart will surely tell you all about His unconditional Love, and Loyalty for you.
Won’t you let Him hold all your pains, and tears, Dear Friend? For He will never push away those who seek Him earnestly.
May our scars remind us :-
1.We are survivors through Christ ,
2. We are healed by His stripes,
3. We will not be shaken by our wounds
Your scars don’t define you; for your Savior has called you beautiful and eternally loved.
Let’s Pray together :
Dear Heavenly Father, I pray that thou will place Thy nail pierced Hand on our bleeding hearts and scarred bodies. For we know that Healing comes from You and You alone.
Thou will restore and transform our scars into a SONG OF DELIVERANCE. Thank you for carrying our sorrows, and choosing us. Amen!
Until we meet again here,
Christian Love,
Diana
Amanda | Maple Alps
March 20, 2017 at 7:20 pmThis was beautifully written. Thank you so much for sharing!
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 4:08 amThank you Amanda for the lovely comments. Blessings!
Danielle
March 20, 2017 at 7:26 pmBeautiful touching quotes in this post, lovely! And I absolutely love your written prayer. Thank you so much for this kind and genuine post.
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 4:09 amThank you Danielle. Came from the heart for I sense hurt in our communities. Only God can restore. Thank you for stopping by. God bless
Embracing the Lovely
March 20, 2017 at 8:23 pmTransform our scars into a song of deliverance… believing that by faith this evening.
Thank you for sharing!
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 4:12 amAmen. Yes always believing that our SCARS can be transformed into Songs by our Savior. Thank you for commenting and stopping by. Hope you were blessed.
Diana
Elisheba
March 20, 2017 at 10:13 pmThank you ,Diana.really true that only God can heal our scars.God bless u more in the coming days…
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 4:13 amAbsolutely Only the greatest Physician can heal our scars,otherwise life can be pretty harsh towards us. HE will never push us away when we approach him. God bless you too.
Ting
March 20, 2017 at 10:23 pmThank you for this beautiful post! I am pretty recently learning about emotional healing and believe that God loves to use His people to help bring about that great work of His. I love your thought that Jesus never pushes us away.
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 4:14 amThank you Ting for commenting. I always love to hear back from you. Emotional healing is such a must and often we hide it under the layers of our bleeding hearts. God proclaims healing over all our scars.
God bless
Diana
Reena
March 20, 2017 at 10:52 pmSo glad to have read this…it really touched my heart.
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 4:15 amI am so glad to hear that you were touched and healed by this post Reena. Thank you so much for commenting.God bless your tender heart always.
Diana
Eunice
March 21, 2017 at 3:19 amMuch needed comforting lines and verse.. Thank you so much I needed it today.. And Im proud of you. God bless You
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 4:45 amThank you Eunice that this post blessed and touched you. I pray that you always remember that you are of more value to our Lord, and ever loved by HIM. The scars don’t define us
Love
Diana
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 4:11 amI hear you,Anna.. We all need to hear this as the world we live is filled with hurts. I am glad this post was a tool of comfort.God bless. Remember you are forever loved
Esther Hosea
March 21, 2017 at 9:44 amThanks for the reminder and encouragement Diana! I am so thankful for the healing power of the Great Physician!
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 3:00 pmThank you for visiting my blog and commenting ,Esther. OUR Greatest Physician can heal all our deepest wounds and unhealed scars
Cassidy
March 21, 2017 at 10:50 amI absolutely love this post. I really liked that you made sure to say that God sees even the scars and hurts we have tried to hide from the world. He is a good good father and desires nothing more than for us to allow Him to work and heal our brokenness.
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 3:01 pmThank you,Cassidy for commenting such wonderful thoughts. He is never ashamed of our scars and lovingly carried them all on the Cross. What a loving Savior and Father we have.
Diana
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 11:23 amThank you Naomi, for such lovely comments and for stopping by. God makes all things right. God bless
Jaison
March 21, 2017 at 12:40 pmYes Amen. Only Jesus turns our shameful scars into a testimony up in the stars forever.
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 3:02 pmAbsolutely 🙂 Only Jesus can turn our upside down world into a starry heaven.
Thank you for your comments
God bless
Diana
Joy DeKok
March 21, 2017 at 12:54 pmYes! This. Thank you. God is helping me purge a few scars – sometimes it’s not lovely, but it is a loving time.
Diana
March 21, 2017 at 3:04 pmHai Joy, God is continuing to heal me from my personal scars too just like you. Isn’t it wonderful to know that He is constantly healing us ?
Diana
nylse
March 22, 2017 at 12:28 pmI like the analogy of scars – they do bring memories. but they’re only scars – we are healed!
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Diana
March 22, 2017 at 10:00 pmThank you Nylse for stopping by.
Blessings
Marva | SunSparkleShine
March 22, 2017 at 6:35 pmDiana, this was a beautifully written post and so refreshing to my soul. I think the pain of grief can leave some scars as well and I’d be honoured to share this on my Shining through Grief, Loss and Healing board on Pinterest.
I know for sure that no scar, no matter how great, no matter how deep, is beyond the healing power of our wonderful Saviour. I’m so grateful for that!
Blessings to you!
Diana
March 22, 2017 at 9:57 pmThank You Marva for such encouraging thoughts! Please free to share this on your Pinterest Board. Let everyone who has experienced pain in life be set free by the Healing Hands of our Lord
Blessings back to you as well
Diana
Diana
March 22, 2017 at 9:55 pmI am so glad to hear that you were blessed by this post ,and knowing that you can enter into a season of healing and freedom in the LOrd. You are eternally Loved, Ariella
Nichole Shirell
March 23, 2017 at 1:53 pmBeautiful! I love the prayer at the end. I feel better after reading this thank you! Well written.
Diana
March 28, 2017 at 4:33 pmThank you NIchole for reading the prayer and feeling blessed. God bless
Keri
March 27, 2017 at 8:56 pmLove how you say to give God all your scars and watch Him transform them. That is beautifully said and full of truth! There is such joy in God transforming the broken.
Diana
March 28, 2017 at 4:34 pmKeri,thank you for stopping by and taking the time out to comment. Yes very often we tend to keep the scars to ourselves and not hand them over to our LOrd.
God bless
Lori Schumaker
April 2, 2017 at 7:53 pmDiana,
This is so beautiful! Yes, He can handle all our scars. Then He gives us beauty for ashes and transforms our scars into stories that point to His glory! Thank you so much for sharing this hope with us at #MomentsofHope! You are a blessing ♥
Lori
Diana
April 3, 2017 at 4:42 pmThank you so very much ,Lori for stopping by and commenting. # MomentsofHope is a blessing indeed. I love that all our scars are transformed into stories that point to HIs glory
Much Love,
Diana
April Clevenger Boyer
April 12, 2017 at 7:42 pmI love your blog!! This post touched my heart, truly. I did not let my (physical) scars affect me for long; but affect me they did for a time in a storm. So glad God’s grace covers all the scars, and is in all the storms- bringing peace.
Diana, thanks for visiting Resting In His Shadow. How did you find me btw?
Diana
April 12, 2017 at 10:20 pmI am so blessed to hear that this post touched your heart, April! God’s grace and love covers all of our scars. Thank you for visiting my blog today.
God bless you and heal all your physical scars
Diana
Julie
July 30, 2017 at 10:28 pmThankyou for sharing so many biblical truths on your blog! I have been really encouraged by reading through many of your posts, and this one in particular is very touching to my heart. *hug* Thankyou also for your kind words on my blog. You are a blessing!
Diana
July 31, 2017 at 3:15 pmI am so glad you stopped by here and this particular post has touched your heart. Your life story has been a prayer matter to me . I pray your scars will be transformed into a beautiful song very soon.
Blessings
Diana