God bless you. It’s a joy to come into your homes. And if you’re ever in our area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services. These are the finest people in all of Houston, Texas right here at Lakewood. We’d love to have you come out. I like to start with something funny and I heard about this man. He got caught shoplifting at the grocery store. He was at court. The judge said sir. I understand you stole a can of peaches how many peaches were in that? Can he said five your honor? He said, all right. I’m going to give you one week in jail for each Peach you have five weeks his wife stood up and said your honor may I say something? He said? Yes. What is it? She said he stole a can of peas to say it like you mean it. This is my boy.
I am what it says I am I have what it says. I have I can do what it says I can do today. I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same in Jesus name. God bless you. I want to talk to you today about peace with your scars. You can’t live very long without being injured going through hurts and pains. Sometimes the wound heals up and there’s no sign that it ever happened. But there are certain wounds that are so severe a cut so deep they heal up the pain goes away, but they leave a scar scars from falling off a bike as a child scars from the surgery to remove the illness Scars From the accident there are physical scars scars that we can see but there are also invisible scars scars that come from
Her wounds scarred by the divorce scarred by what somebody said scarred by mistakes that we made so often we try to hide our scars. We don’t see anything positive about it reminds us of the hurt the sickness of betrayal. We wish they’d go away but we need to see our scars in a new life. God did not allow that scar to discourage you he allowed it to remind you of what he brought you through. When you see the scar don’t think of the pain think of the grace of God the scar means the wound is healed the scar means the pain is over and you’re moving forward the scar means what kept you awake at night is now behind you don’t get bitter and live in regrets. That scar is a reminder of how faithful God has been without his Mercy that mistake could have stopped your purpose.