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[foreverHis]

you have another step to take on your journey to allowing God's transforming hand to go to work in your life.
It is time to allow Him in to heal the scars of your past.

Many of us have become accustomed to hiding our scars in shame. But, Jesus did not go to the cross so you could hide your pain - He went so He could heal it.

He wants you to bring your secret hurts to His throne and allow His loving hands to mend those broken places in your life.

There are two kinds of scars that we all carry - The shame of things that we have done and the pain of things that were done to us.

Though Jesus went to the cross so that we could be made new spirit, soul, and body, many times God sees that newness, but we do not.
Maybe you constantly hear Satan's whispers reminding you of past stains that the blood of Jesus has long washed away. Or, maybe the memories of past abuse and misuse still linger in your mind.
"We try to bury them deep inside of ourselves, hoping that, with the passing of time, they will become more bearable or just disappear. But, the truth is, they do not. And, if we do not uncover those wounds and bring them before The Lord Who Heals Us, we can end up spiritual cripples harboring hidden bitterness and unforgiveness in the depths of our hearts."

Your Heavenly Father can heal those scars from your past if you will uncover them and show Him where it hurts
If you let Him, the Holy Spirit can guide you as you throw off the chains of your past and enter into the destiny that He has designed just for you.
love you all...

[Show Forth the Praises]

Thank you for the wonderful post, foreverHis.

I agree wholeheartedly. We must let go of our individual pasts in which we were harmed. It is not irreparable UNLESS you won't give it to God.

At some point, a person is faced with a decision. To go on carrying insurmountable pain, or giving it to God.

When I held on to the emotional pain, it affected me such that I became an increasingly angry person. I woke up angry, went through the day angry, and went to sleep angry. This was repeated 24/7/365.

Finally, after a nearly fatal overdose at age 25 in which I was not expected to live, or would be brain damaged if I did live, (the doctors told my family) I decided I had to give up the pain and the anger.

The process varies for each individual.

For me, prayer was involved. Sometimes I just let God hold me, trusting Him and Him alone not to harm me in any way. It may seem overly-simplistic, but God works with each individual in a slightly different way.

I will never know WHY I was sexually abused by my stepfather. I only know that it was my stepfather's choice to do that, and that he could have changed his mind, yet didn't. Rather than go on hating the man, God enabled me to feel compassion for him, for he was a tormented soul.

About 15 years before my stepfather died, I told him I forgave him. With tears in his eyes, he said: "You have no idea how much that means to me."

I hope he is in Heaven----set free from his own pain and suffering.

Spend time with God in prayer. Ask Him how He wants to proceed in soothing and healing your emotional pain and memories. As well as how you have been affected in other ways.

Your sister in Christ--------

PAMELA

[foreverHis]

thank you my dear one