you are God's masterpiece

The following is adapted from an article taken from : www.christianity.com.

Isaiah 64:8
Yet, O LORD, You are our Father. We are the clay, You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.

Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Your past sins do not define you. Your painful scars do not define you. Your present sufferings do not define you. They are just shards of brokenness that God will use to lovingly refine your beauty. The transformation from broken into beautiful is neither easy nor instantaneous. It demands a yielded heart and can be quite painful, but it comes with great reward. God will need your broken pieces - scars, pain, suffering, disappointments, failures. You might find it hard to hand over hurts. But difficult as it may be, it's good to hand them over and let our masterful Lord create a stunning work of beauty in you. And He's going to need all of your broken pieces to complete the restoration.

Real beauty isn't about a finished or flawless product. It can't be. It's not possible on this side of eternity to have complete beauty. Our restoration will be complete in the presence of God when we see Him face to face.

Heavenly Father, I am humbled by Your willingness to love and forgive someone like me. Please take the broken pieces of my life and don't allow me to have them back. I surrender to Your healing. Mold me and shape me into a beautiful reflection of Your glory. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

nothing can separate us from the love of God,
sockkim

your scars are beautiful to God (5)

We all have liabilities. We all have scars. It is how we view them that will change our hearts. It is what we do with them that will change our lives. What is your story? Are you ready to experience the power of God working through your life as you share with others those beautiful scars in your life? Are you longing for a life-changing experience? Read this last instalment from "Your Scars are Beautiful to God" by Sharon Jaynes.

Book Review (by Belinda Elliott of CBN.com)

Beauty From Ashes
Author : Sharon Jaynes

Often, if we allow Him to, God will use our deepest hurt to develop our greatest ministry. The reason our scars can be beautiful, she says, is because God gives us opportunities to invest in other people because of the struggles we’ve gone through ourselves.

For this reason, we should not despair when we experience painful circumstances. Rather, we should look for how God may want to use those circumstances.

Jaynes says, “I’ve learned over the years to stop saying, ‘Why did this happen to me?’ Instead, I say to God, ‘Okay, what now?’ This is a shattered dream, now what do I do with it? Where do I go from here?”

If we allow God to replace our wounds with scars, and we are willing to use them to help others, He will redeem even our most painful experiences.

Jaynes says, "Satan wants to use our past to paralyze us. God wants to use our past to propel us. The choice is ours."

Hope this book review has shown you how you can recognise Jesus through your scars, remove your mask & release the power of healed wounds. Give your wounds to the One who sees your beauty & who can turn your pain into purpose and heartaches into hope.

nothing can separate us from the love of God,
sockkim