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Joel Osteen - Peace with Your Scars

December 30, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Peace with Your Scars | December 30, 2025

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>> joel osteen: well,
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever in
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area please stop by
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Our area please stop by and be a part of one
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And be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. these are the finest people
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These are the finest people in all of houston, texas,
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In all of houston, texas, right here at lakewood.
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Right here at lakewood. we'd love to have you
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We'd love to have you come out.
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Come out. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and i heard
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Something funny, and i heard about this man.
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About this man. he got caught shoplifting
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He got caught shoplifting at the grocery store.
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At the grocery store. he was at court.
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He was at court. the judge said, "sir,
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The judge said, "sir, i understand you stole
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I understand you stole a can of peaches.
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A can of peaches. how many peaches were
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How many peaches were in that can?"
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In that can?" he said, "five, your honor."
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He said, "five, your honor." he said, "all right, i'm
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He said, "all right, i'm going to give you one week
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Going to give you one week in jail for each peach.
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In jail for each peach. you have five weeks."
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You have five weeks." his wife stood up and said,
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His wife stood up and said, "your honor,
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"your honor, may i say something?"
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May i say something?" he said, "yes, what is it?"
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He said, "yes, what is it?" she said, "he stole a can
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She said, "he stole a can of peas too."
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Of peas too." say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today i will be taught
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess my mind
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I boldly confess my mind is alert.
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Is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same.
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I will never be the same. in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "peace with
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About "peace with your scars."
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Your scars." you can't live very long
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You can't live very long without being injured, going
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Without being injured, going through hurts and pains.
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Through hurts and pains. sometimes the wound heals up
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Sometimes the wound heals up and there is no sign that it
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And there is no sign that it ever happened, but there are
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Ever happened, but there are certain wounds that are
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Certain wounds that are so severe, a cut so deep.
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So severe, a cut so deep. they heal up, the pain goes
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They heal up, the pain goes away, but they leave a scar,
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Away, but they leave a scar, scars from falling off
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Scars from falling off a bike as a child,
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A bike as a child, scars from the surgery
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Scars from the surgery to remove the illness,
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To remove the illness, scars from the accident.
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Scars from the accident. there are physical scars,
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There are physical scars, scars that we can see, but
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Scars that we can see, but there are also invisible
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There are also invisible scars, scars that come from
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Scars, scars that come from inner wounds: scarred by
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Inner wounds: scarred by the divorce, scarred by what
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The divorce, scarred by what somebody said, scarred
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Somebody said, scarred by mistakes that we made.
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By mistakes that we made. so often we try to hide
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So often we try to hide our scars.
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Our scars. we don't see anything
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We don't see anything positive about it.
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Positive about it. it reminds us of the hurt,
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It reminds us of the hurt, the sickness, the betrayal.
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The sickness, the betrayal. we wish they'd go away,
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We wish they'd go away, but we need to see our scars
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But we need to see our scars in a new light.
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In a new light. god did not allow that scar
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God did not allow that scar to discourage you.
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To discourage you. he allowed it to remind you
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He allowed it to remind you of what he
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Of what he brought you through.
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Brought you through. when you see the scar,
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When you see the scar, don't think of the pain.
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Don't think of the pain. think of the grace of god.
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Think of the grace of god. the scar means the wound
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The scar means the wound is healed.
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Is healed. the scar means the pain
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The scar means the pain is over and you're
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Is over and you're moving forward.
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Moving forward. the scar means what
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The scar means what kept you awake at night
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Kept you awake at night is now behind you.
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Is now behind you. don't get bitter and live
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Don't get bitter and live in regrets.
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In regrets. that scar is a reminder of
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That scar is a reminder of how faithful god has been.
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How faithful god has been. without his mercy that
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Without his mercy that mistake could have stopped
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Mistake could have stopped your purpose.
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Your purpose. without his healing that
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Without his healing that sickness could have been
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Sickness could have been the end.
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The end. when you're tempted to get
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When you're tempted to get discouraged, think an
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Discouraged, think an obstacle is too big,
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Obstacle is too big, just look at that scar.
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Just look at that scar. "god, you healed me
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"god, you healed me back then.
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Back then. you restored my marriage.
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You restored my marriage. you helped me through the
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You helped me through the loss of my loved one.
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Loss of my loved one. it wasn't easy.
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It wasn't easy. it left a scar, but this scar
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It left a scar, but this scar is a reminder
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Is a reminder of your goodness.
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Of your goodness. you did it for me back then.
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You did it for me back then. i know you'll do it for me
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I know you'll do it for me right now."
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Right now." if you'll see your scars the
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If you'll see your scars the right way, they'll be fuel
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Right way, they'll be fuel for your faith.
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For your faith. they'll remind you of
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They'll remind you of the goodness of god,
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The goodness of god, but you don't have to try
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But you don't have to try to hide your scars.
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To hide your scars. you don't have to be
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You don't have to be embarrassed by what
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Embarrassed by what you've been through.
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You've been through. you can be at peace
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You can be at peace with your scars.
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With your scars. no one in the scripture
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No one in the scripture fulfilled their destiny
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Fulfilled their destiny without scars.
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Without scars. we all get wounded.
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We all get wounded. things happen in life that
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Things happen in life that we didn't see coming:
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We didn't see coming: an unexpected illness,
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An unexpected illness, a loss, people
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A loss, people come against us,
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Come against us, we make mistakes.
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We make mistakes. if you're going to fulfill
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If you're going to fulfill your destiny, instead of
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Your destiny, instead of being depressed by what you
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Being depressed by what you went through, instead of
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Went through, instead of going around in self-pity
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Going around in self-pity because it wasn't fair,
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Because it wasn't fair, have a new perspective.
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Have a new perspective. the enemy tried to stop you,
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The enemy tried to stop you, but god healed you.
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But god healed you. how do you know?
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How do you know? you have a scar to prove it.
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You have a scar to prove it. you're not ashamed of it.
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You're not ashamed of it. you're not depressed over it.
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You're not depressed over it. you're at peace
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You're at peace with your scars.
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With your scars. you know it was the hand of
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You know it was the hand of god protecting you, not
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God protecting you, not letting that opposition
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Letting that opposition defeat you.
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Defeat you. the scar doesn't have to
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The scar doesn't have to remind you of the pain.
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Remind you of the pain. it can remind you of
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It can remind you of the greatness of god.
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The greatness of god. the enemy wasn't able
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The enemy wasn't able to take you out.
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To take you out. sure you have a scar,
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Sure you have a scar, sure it was painful, but now
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Sure it was painful, but now you've come through
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You've come through healed, restored,
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Healed, restored, vindicated, blessed,
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Vindicated, blessed, fulfilling your purpose.
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Fulfilling your purpose. i read about a young lady.
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I read about a young lady. she'd been in africa
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She'd been in africa volunteering at an orphanage.
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Volunteering at an orphanage. driving back to the airport
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Driving back to the airport she was in
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She was in a head-on collision.
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A head-on collision. very serious accident.
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Very serious accident. her face was cut from the top
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Her face was cut from the top of her forehead, around her
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Of her forehead, around her eye, down to her chin.
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Eye, down to her chin. it took hundreds of stitches
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It took hundreds of stitches to sew it up.
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To sew it up. she's a beautiful young lady,
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She's a beautiful young lady, looks like a model.
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Looks like a model. now her face was forever
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Now her face was forever changed, permanently scarred.
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Changed, permanently scarred. after it healed, people were
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After it healed, people were concerned about her
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Concerned about her self-esteem and how she
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Self-esteem and how she was going to handle it.
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Was going to handle it. much to their surprise
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Much to their surprise she didn't get bitter.
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She didn't get bitter. she wasn't depressed.
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She wasn't depressed. she was extremely grateful.
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She was extremely grateful. she knew she could have
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She knew she could have easily lost her life, and
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Easily lost her life, and this was several years ago.
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This was several years ago. sometimes she'll go out now
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Sometimes she'll go out now without wearing any makeup.
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Without wearing any makeup. she doesn't even try
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She doesn't even try to cover the scar up.
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To cover the scar up. she wears it with pride.
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She wears it with pride. she realized that she is
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She realized that she is blessed to be alive.
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Blessed to be alive. your scars can remind you of
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Your scars can remind you of the pain or they can remind
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The pain or they can remind you of the grace of god.
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You of the grace of god. are you at peace with your
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Are you at peace with your scars or are you trying to
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Scars or are you trying to hide them, living guilty, mad
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Hide them, living guilty, mad at who hurt you, bitter by
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At who hurt you, bitter by what you've been through?
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What you've been through? those scars are not there
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Those scars are not there to depress you.
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To depress you. they're there
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They're there to encourage you.
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To encourage you. they are reminders of what
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They are reminders of what god brought you through.
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God brought you through. it may have been painful, it
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It may have been painful, it wasn't fair, but without the
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Wasn't fair, but without the goodness of god you wouldn't
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Goodness of god you wouldn't be where you are.
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Be where you are. you'd still be wounded,
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You'd still be wounded, you'd still be hurting,
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You'd still be hurting, but look at you now.
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But look at you now. you're restored.
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You're restored. you're healed.
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You're healed. you're moving forward.
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You're moving forward. but sometimes
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But sometimes we have scars from
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We have scars from self-inflicted wounds.
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Self-inflicted wounds. we made poor choices.
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We made poor choices. we have no one to blame
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We have no one to blame except ourselves.
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Except ourselves. our freshman year of high
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Our freshman year of high school, i was running
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School, i was running around the track with
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Around the track with our basketball team.
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Our basketball team. we were doing conditioning
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We were doing conditioning drills and had to run a
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Drills and had to run a couple of miles.
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Couple of miles. i had been playing around
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I had been playing around and fallen behind.
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And fallen behind. the team was about a hundred
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The team was about a hundred yards in front of me.
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Yards in front of me. they turned around
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They turned around and started teasing me.
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And started teasing me. we were just having fun.
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We were just having fun. well, the coach went
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Well, the coach went into the fieldhouse.
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Into the fieldhouse. he couldn't see, so i cut
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He couldn't see, so i cut across the football field and
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Across the football field and was going to get way out
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Was going to get way out in front of them.
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In front of them. when they saw me take off,
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When they saw me take off, they started laughing.
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They started laughing. they knew if the coach saw me
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They knew if the coach saw me i would be done, but just as
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I would be done, but just as i was about to make it to the
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I was about to make it to the other side--there was this
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Other side--there was this metal drain cover on
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Metal drain cover on the ground, a big grate.
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The ground, a big grate. i didn't want to step on it,
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I didn't want to step on it, so i stepped right before it.
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So i stepped right before it. what i couldn't see is the
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What i couldn't see is the water had eroded the dirt
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Water had eroded the dirt and there was a hole about
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And there was a hole about a foot and a half deep.
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A foot and a half deep. the grass had grown up,
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The grass had grown up, and you couldn't tell.
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And you couldn't tell. well, i stepped in that hole
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Well, i stepped in that hole with one leg, fell,
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With one leg, fell, and my knee hit the metal
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And my knee hit the metal drain cover.
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Drain cover. i turned a somersault
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I turned a somersault and kept running.
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And kept running. the team, they started
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The team, they started laughing.
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Laughing. they thought that was so
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They thought that was so funny, so did i, until i
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Funny, so did i, until i looked down and i could see
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Looked down and i could see my kneecap outside my skin.
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My kneecap outside my skin. i had broken my kneecap, had
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I had broken my kneecap, had to have surgery, missed the
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To have surgery, missed the basketball season that year,
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Basketball season that year, and i never told my coach
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And i never told my coach what really happened, and i
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What really happened, and i hope he's not listening, but
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Hope he's not listening, but now i have this big scar
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Now i have this big scar on my knee.
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On my knee. when i look at it, i could be
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When i look at it, i could be reminded of my mistake,
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Reminded of my mistake, live in regrets,
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Live in regrets, "what was i thinking?
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"what was i thinking? why didn't i just do what i
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Why didn't i just do what i was supposed to?"
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Was supposed to?" but i have a different
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But i have a different perspective.
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Perspective. when i see that scar, i thank
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When i see that scar, i thank god that i can still run.
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God that i can still run. i thank him for his mercy.
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I thank him for his mercy. that even though i made the
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That even though i made the mistake, even though it was
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Mistake, even though it was my fault, he brought me
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My fault, he brought me through healthy and strong.
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Through healthy and strong. the truth is all of us have
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The truth is all of us have scars from mistakes we made.
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Scars from mistakes we made. maybe not physically,
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Maybe not physically, but invisible scars.
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But invisible scars. we got off course.
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We got off course. we gave in to temptation.
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We gave in to temptation. we hang around people
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We hang around people that pulled us down.
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That pulled us down. we didn't take care
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We didn't take care of our marriage.
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Of our marriage. we could let those scars
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We could let those scars remind us of our mistakes,
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Remind us of our mistakes, go around guilty, or we can
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Go around guilty, or we can let them remind us
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Let them remind us of the grace of god.
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Of the grace of god. god didn't allow that scar so
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God didn't allow that scar so you can constantly think
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You can constantly think about your failures.
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About your failures. he allowed it so you would
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He allowed it so you would think about his mercy,
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Think about his mercy, his forgiveness.
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His forgiveness. quit beating yourself up
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Quit beating yourself up over the past.
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Over the past. the enemy is called
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The enemy is called the accuser.
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The accuser. he'd love for you to live in
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He'd love for you to live in regrets, down on yourself,
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Regrets, down on yourself, not enjoying the grace of god
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Not enjoying the grace of god because you're so focused on
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Because you're so focused on mistakes you've made,
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Mistakes you've made, what you did wrong,
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What you did wrong, trying to hide the scars.
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Trying to hide the scars. those scars weren't meant
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Those scars weren't meant to be hidden.
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To be hidden. you have nothing
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You have nothing to be ashamed of.
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To be ashamed of. you are forgiven.
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You are forgiven. you are redeemed.
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You are redeemed. that scar is a reminder
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That scar is a reminder of the mercy of god.
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Of the mercy of god. don't let it be turned into
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Don't let it be turned into something that makes
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Something that makes you feel guilty.
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You feel guilty. god has done too much for us.
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God has done too much for us. he's paid too big a price.
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He's paid too big a price. he has brought you too far
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He has brought you too far for you to shrink back
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For you to shrink back in guilt.
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In guilt. you can be at peace
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You can be at peace with your scars.
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With your scars. nothing you've done is
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Nothing you've done is a surprise to god.
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A surprise to god. he knew every mistake
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He knew every mistake we would make.
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We would make. he knew every time we would
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He knew every time we would take a wrong turn.
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Take a wrong turn. he wouldn't have allowed it
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He wouldn't have allowed it if it was going to keep us
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If it was going to keep us from our purpose.
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From our purpose. my father was married
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My father was married at an early age.
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At an early age. unfortunately, the marriage
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Unfortunately, the marriage didn't work out.
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Didn't work out. he was embarrassed.
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He was embarrassed. denominational leaders
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Denominational leaders told him that he would
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Told him that he would never pastor again.
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Never pastor again. when you're wounded there
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When you're wounded there will always be people that
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Will always be people that instead of being a healer and
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Instead of being a healer and pouring the oil on the
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Pouring the oil on the wounds, help you get back on
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Wounds, help you get back on your feet, they'll judge you
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Your feet, they'll judge you by your mistakes.
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By your mistakes. they'll try to disqualify
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They'll try to disqualify you, but people don't have
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You, but people don't have the final say.
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The final say. they didn't call you.
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They didn't call you. they didn't breathe life
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They didn't breathe life into you.
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Into you. they didn't know you before
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They didn't know you before you were formed in your
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You were formed in your mother's womb.
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Mother's womb. people may have written
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People may have written you off, but don't
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You off, but don't get discouraged.
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Get discouraged. god has already
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God has already written you on.
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Written you on. he chose you before you
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He chose you before you could choose him.
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Could choose him. the scripture says god's
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The scripture says god's calling on your life
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Calling on your life is irrevocable.
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Is irrevocable. that means god doesn't
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That means god doesn't change his mind.
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Change his mind. he's already decided
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He's already decided to show you mercy.
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To show you mercy. he's already decided to heal
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He's already decided to heal the wound and give you
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The wound and give you another chance.
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Another chance. don't believe those lies
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Don't believe those lies that "you blew it.
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That "you blew it. you had your chance.
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You had your chance. just sit on the sidelines."
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Just sit on the sidelines." get back in the game.
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Get back in the game. the scar doesn't mean
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The scar doesn't mean you're finished.
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You're finished. the scar is a sign that
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The scar is a sign that you've been healed.
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You've been healed. it's a sign that you're
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It's a sign that you're ready for action.
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Ready for action. if god was through with you,
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If god was through with you, you wouldn't still be here.
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You wouldn't still be here. there is something
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There is something for you to do.
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For you to do. you have an assignment.
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You have an assignment. somebody needs what you have.
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Somebody needs what you have. somebody needs your smile.
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Somebody needs your smile. somebody needs your love.
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Somebody needs your love. somebody needs your gifts.
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Somebody needs your gifts. "not me, joel.
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"not me, joel. i have all these wounds.
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I have all these wounds. i have all these scars."
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I have all these scars." everybody has scars.
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Everybody has scars. the scars don't
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The scars don't disqualify you.
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Disqualify you. the scars prepare you.
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The scars prepare you. you learn from
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You learn from every experience.
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Every experience. you're gaining something
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You're gaining something you're going to need
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You're going to need down the road.
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Down the road. nothing you've been through
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Nothing you've been through has been wasted.
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Has been wasted. it's all a part
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It's all a part of god's plan.
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Of god's plan. several years after my dad
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Several years after my dad was divorced, he met my
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Was divorced, he met my mother, they fell in love,
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Mother, they fell in love, and were married
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And were married for over 40 years,
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For over 40 years, and my father went on
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And my father went on to pastor great churches and
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To pastor great churches and minister to people around
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Minister to people around the world, but he could have
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The world, but he could have let that scar stop him.
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Let that scar stop him. every time he looked at it,
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Every time he looked at it, he could have thought,
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He could have thought, "i'm not qualified.
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"i'm not qualified. look what i've been through.
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Look what i've been through. i can't minister to others,"
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I can't minister to others," but he saw that scar
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But he saw that scar in a different light.
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In a different light. instead of discouraging him,
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Instead of discouraging him, it reminded him
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It reminded him of the mercy of god.
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Of the mercy of god. instead of living condemned,
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Instead of living condemned, it's just the opposite.
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It's just the opposite. he would thank god
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He would thank god that he was restored.
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That he was restored. why?
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Why? he was at peace
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He was at peace with his scars.
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With his scars. are you beating yourself up
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Are you beating yourself up over the past, not pursuing
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Over the past, not pursuing dreams, not passionate
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Dreams, not passionate about life?
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About life? the enemy keeps reminding you
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The enemy keeps reminding you of those self-inflicted
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Of those self-inflicted wounds, how you blew it.
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Wounds, how you blew it. you had your chance.
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You had your chance. next time he comes showing
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Next time he comes showing you that scar,
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You that scar, trying to make you
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Trying to make you feel guilty,
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Feel guilty, just turn it around.
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Just turn it around. "this scar reminds me
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"this scar reminds me of the mercy of god.
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Of the mercy of god. it reminds me
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It reminds me that i'm redeemed,
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That i'm redeemed, that i'm forgiven."
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That i'm forgiven." i've heard it said only god
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I've heard it said only god can take an ugly wound
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Can take an ugly wound and turn it into a scar
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And turn it into a scar of beauty.
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Of beauty. sounds like a contradiction.
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Sounds like a contradiction. how can a scar be beautiful?
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How can a scar be beautiful? we see scars as painful,
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We see scars as painful, ugly.
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Ugly. we'd rather forget.
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We'd rather forget. we try to hide, but our god
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We try to hide, but our god knows how to take an ugly
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Knows how to take an ugly wound, a bitter divorce, a
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Wound, a bitter divorce, a painful loss, an unexpected
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Painful loss, an unexpected illness and somehow change it
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Illness and somehow change it into something beautiful.
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Into something beautiful. we didn't deserve the mercy.
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We didn't deserve the mercy. we didn't see how it could
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We didn't see how it could work out.
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Work out. the odds were against us,
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The odds were against us, but god not only brought us
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But god not only brought us through, he turned it into
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Through, he turned it into a scar of beauty.
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A scar of beauty. now when we look at it
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Now when we look at it we're so blessed.
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We're so blessed. we're so grateful.
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We're so grateful. we don't remember the pain.
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We don't remember the pain. we don't remember
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We don't remember the heartache.
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The heartache. we remember the goodness
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We remember the goodness of god.
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Of god. my mother had polio when she
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My mother had polio when she was a child and one of her
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Was a child and one of her legs is much smaller
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Legs is much smaller than the other.
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Than the other. she walks with a limp.
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She walks with a limp. i've never heard her complain
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I've never heard her complain about her limp, never seen
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About her limp, never seen her discouraged
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Her discouraged about her leg.
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About her leg. when she looks at that scar,
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When she looks at that scar, so to speak, she doesn't see
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So to speak, she doesn't see it in a negative light, "oh,
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It in a negative light, "oh, look what happened to me."
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Look what happened to me." her attitude is, "lord,
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Her attitude is, "lord, thank you that i can walk.
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Thank you that i can walk. thank you for your
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Thank you for your goodness in my life."
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Goodness in my life." that scar is not a reminder
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That scar is not a reminder of the pain.
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Of the pain. it's a scar of beauty.
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It's a scar of beauty. it reminds her what god
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It reminds her what god brought her through.
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Brought her through. in the scripture jacob had a
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In the scripture jacob had a lot of self-inflicted wounds.
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Lot of self-inflicted wounds. he was dishonest, went
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He was dishonest, went around cheating people.
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Around cheating people. he tricked his brother out
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He tricked his brother out of his birthright, cost him a
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Of his birthright, cost him a lot of heartache and pain.
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Lot of heartache and pain. later in life he decided
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Later in life he decided to make a change.
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To make a change. he went down to the brook
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He went down to the brook by himself to get alone
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By himself to get alone with god.
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With god. an angel appeared that looked
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An angel appeared that looked like a man and wrestled
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Like a man and wrestled with jacob all night.
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With jacob all night. the next morning, the angel
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The next morning, the angel was about to leave.
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Was about to leave. jacob held on to him and
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Jacob held on to him and said, "i know who you are.
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Said, "i know who you are. i'm not going to let you go
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I'm not going to let you go until you bless me."
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Until you bless me." the angel gave him the
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The angel gave him the blessing, and he left.
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Blessing, and he left. in the struggle jacob
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In the struggle jacob hurt his hip.
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Hurt his hip. the scripture says he
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The scripture says he walked away with a limp,
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Walked away with a limp, but he had his blessing.
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But he had his blessing. what am i saying?
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What am i saying? you can have a limp
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You can have a limp and still be blessed.
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And still be blessed. you can have a scar
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You can have a scar and still be successful.
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And still be successful. you can go through a breakup
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You can go through a breakup like my father and still do
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Like my father and still do great things, but too often
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Great things, but too often we think our scars limit us.
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We think our scars limit us. some of them weren't even our
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Some of them weren't even our fault, scarred from a tough
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Fault, scarred from a tough childhood, or scarred
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Childhood, or scarred from a breakup,
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From a breakup, scarred from a illness.
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Scarred from a illness. those scars don't have
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Those scars don't have to stop you.
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To stop you. the scars are your testimony.
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The scars are your testimony. that's your story.
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That's your story. you don't have to hide them.
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You don't have to hide them. everyone has scars.
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Everyone has scars. "well, joel, i've been
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"well, joel, i've been through so much.
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Through so much. i have so many scars.
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I have so many scars. i don't see how i could ever
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I don't see how i could ever accomplish my dreams."
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Accomplish my dreams." i know someone that has more
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I know someone that has more scars than you, and he
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Scars than you, and he fulfilled his purpose.
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Fulfilled his purpose. he came 2,000 years ago.
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He came 2,000 years ago. he was betrayed by his
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He was betrayed by his friends, misunderstood
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Friends, misunderstood by his family.
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By his family. he was forced to wear
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He was forced to wear a crown of thorns.
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A crown of thorns. his hands and feet were
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His hands and feet were pierced where they nailed him
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Pierced where they nailed him to a cross, had a big gouge
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To a cross, had a big gouge in his side from a spear.
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In his side from a spear. his back was lashed with
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His back was lashed with 39 stripes.
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39 stripes. who is more scarred
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Who is more scarred than our savior?
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Than our savior? what amazes me is when jesus
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What amazes me is when jesus rose from the dead, when he
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Rose from the dead, when he came up out of the grave, you
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Came up out of the grave, you would think he would be
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Would think he would be completely healed, everything
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Completely healed, everything restored back to normal.
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Restored back to normal. but even though resurrection
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But even though resurrection power caused him to come back
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Power caused him to come back to life, he still had scars.
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To life, he still had scars. this is significant
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This is significant because god could have
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Because god could have taken them away.
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Taken them away. the scripture even talks
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The scripture even talks about how when we get to
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About how when we get to heaven we're going to have
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Heaven we're going to have new bodies, no scars.
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New bodies, no scars. god could have made his skin
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God could have made his skin like new, but on purpose he
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Like new, but on purpose he left the scars.
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Left the scars. maybe, in part, it was
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Maybe, in part, it was to show us that it's okay
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To show us that it's okay to have scars.
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To have scars. it's okay that you've
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It's okay that you've made mistakes.
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Made mistakes. it's okay that people
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It's okay that people betrayed you.
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Betrayed you. it's okay that you lost
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It's okay that you lost that loved one.
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That loved one. you can be at peace with your
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You can be at peace with your scars knowing that we are
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Scars knowing that we are worshiping a savior
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Worshiping a savior who has scars.
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Who has scars. god is saying don't let the
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God is saying don't let the disappointments, what didn't
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Disappointments, what didn't work out, who hurt you or
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Work out, who hurt you or even your own mistakes
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Even your own mistakes cause you to settle in life,
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Cause you to settle in life, lose your passion.
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Lose your passion. our savior has scars,
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Our savior has scars, but he rose from the dead.
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But he rose from the dead. jesus has scars, but he's at
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Jesus has scars, but he's at the right hand of the father.
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The right hand of the father. what makes you think your
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What makes you think your scars disqualify you?
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Scars disqualify you? but we all want the scars
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But we all want the scars to go away.
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To go away. we don't want any reminder of
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We don't want any reminder of the hurt, the sickness, the
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The hurt, the sickness, the betrayal, but i can't promise
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Betrayal, but i can't promise you the scars will go away.
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You the scars will go away. some of them last a lifetime,
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Some of them last a lifetime, but i can promise you they
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But i can promise you they don't have to keep you
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Don't have to keep you from your destiny.
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From your destiny. you have to be at peace
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You have to be at peace with your scars.
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With your scars. there are a lot of things in
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There are a lot of things in life we don't understand: why
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Life we don't understand: why we came down with an illness,
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We came down with an illness, why we lost a loved one,
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Why we lost a loved one, why we walk with a limp.
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Why we walk with a limp. those scars are not there
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Those scars are not there to hold you back.
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To hold you back. they are reminders of the
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They are reminders of the grace of god, of what he's
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Grace of god, of what he's brought you through, and it's
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Brought you through, and it's very powerful when you can
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Very powerful when you can say, "i worship a savior
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Say, "i worship a savior who has scars.
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Who has scars. since he has scars,
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Since he has scars, you know what?
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You know what? i'm okay with my scars.
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I'm okay with my scars. i'm not going to live bitter
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I'm not going to live bitter because of a disappointment.
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Because of a disappointment. i'm not going to go around in
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I'm not going to go around in regrets, beating myself up
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Regrets, beating myself up over past mistakes.
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Over past mistakes. i'm not going to be sour
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I'm not going to be sour because i had this
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Because i had this disappointment.
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Disappointment. i'm at peace with my scars."
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I'm at peace with my scars." maybe someone needs to touch
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Maybe someone needs to touch your scars to believe.
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Your scars to believe. maybe they need to hear how
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Maybe they need to hear how god brought you through the
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God brought you through the difficulty.
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Difficulty. how god restored you
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How god restored you and gave you a new beginning
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And gave you a new beginning like my father.
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Like my father. don't hide your scars.
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Don't hide your scars. show your scars.
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Show your scars. there is healing
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There is healing in your scars.
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In your scars. there is restoration
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There is restoration in your scars.
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In your scars. your scars can inspire
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Your scars can inspire someone to believe.
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Someone to believe. people all around us
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People all around us are wounded.
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Are wounded. they're hurting.
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They're hurting. they're discouraged.
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They're discouraged. they're lonely.
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They're lonely. like the disciples, they
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Like the disciples, they don't know how they're going
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Don't know how they're going to make it, but when they see
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To make it, but when they see your scars, when they hear
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Your scars, when they hear how god healed you, restored
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How god healed you, restored you, blessed you that will
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You, blessed you that will breathe new life back
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Breathe new life back into their spirits.
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Into their spirits. are you hiding your scars,
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Are you hiding your scars, embarrassed by what you've
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Embarrassed by what you've been through, bitter over
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Been through, bitter over who hurt you?
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Who hurt you? god didn't show you mercy
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God didn't show you mercy just for your sake.
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Just for your sake. those scars are
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Those scars are for somebody else.
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For somebody else. he turned that around because
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He turned that around because he knows he can trust you
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He knows he can trust you with scars.
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With scars. when jesus first arose,
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When jesus first arose, he appeared to mary magdalene
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He appeared to mary magdalene at the garden tomb.
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At the garden tomb. when she recognized him,
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When she recognized him, she went to hug him,
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She went to hug him, but jesus said, "stop.
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But jesus said, "stop. don't touch me yet."
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Don't touch me yet." he had not yet ascended to
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He had not yet ascended to the father to present the
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The father to present the sacrifice, and there are
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Sacrifice, and there are times when you're not ready
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Times when you're not ready for people to touch
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For people to touch your scars.
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Your scars. you're still going through
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You're still going through the healing process.
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The healing process. a scar doesn't happen
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A scar doesn't happen overnight.
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Overnight. takes time.
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Takes time. you may be in a difficult
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You may be in a difficult situation and you're
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Situation and you're waiting to be healed,
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Waiting to be healed, waiting to be restored.
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Waiting to be restored. the wound is still painful.
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The wound is still painful. like with jesus, the time
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Like with jesus, the time is coming when the pain
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Is coming when the pain is going to be gone.
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Is going to be gone. the wound is going
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The wound is going to be healed.
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To be healed. you'll have a scar not
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You'll have a scar not to remind you of the pain,
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To remind you of the pain, but to remind you
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But to remind you of the grace of god.
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Of the grace of god. then you can tell people,
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Then you can tell people, "touch my scars.
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"touch my scars. here is what god has done
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Here is what god has done for me."
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For me." john chapter 5.
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John chapter 5. jesus healed a man that had
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Jesus healed a man that had been crippled for 38 years.
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Been crippled for 38 years. he said to him, "stand up,
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He said to him, "stand up, pick up your mat,
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Pick up your mat, and go home."
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And go home." instantly the man could walk.
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Instantly the man could walk. it's significant that jesus
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It's significant that jesus told him to take his mat
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Told him to take his mat with him.
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With him. i'm sure after all those
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I'm sure after all those years that mat was probably
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Years that mat was probably dirty, had holes in it,
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Dirty, had holes in it, didn't smell too good.
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Didn't smell too good. why didn't jesus tell him,
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Why didn't jesus tell him, "hey, throw the mat away.
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"hey, throw the mat away. you can walk.
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You can walk. you're not going
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You're not going to need it anymore"?
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To need it anymore"? that mat was like a scar.
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That mat was like a scar. it was a reminder
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It was a reminder of what god had done.
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Of what god had done. it was a part of his story.
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It was a part of his story. i can imagine everywhere the
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I can imagine everywhere the man went people would ask,
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Man went people would ask, "what are you doing still
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"what are you doing still carrying this old mat?"
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Carrying this old mat?" he would answer, "it may look
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He would answer, "it may look ugly to you, but to me
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Ugly to you, but to me this is a beautiful mat."
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This is a beautiful mat." every time he looked at it,
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Every time he looked at it, it brought a smile
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It brought a smile to his face.
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To his face. under his breath he would
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Under his breath he would whisper, "lord, thank you
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Whisper, "lord, thank you for healing me."
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For healing me." god could tell us
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God could tell us to leave our mats.
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To leave our mats. he could take away the scars
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He could take away the scars so there is no sign of them
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So there is no sign of them anymore, but one reason he
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Anymore, but one reason he leaves them is not only so
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Leaves them is not only so we'll remember what he's
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We'll remember what he's done, but that so we
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Done, but that so we can tell others.
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Can tell others. are you at peace
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Are you at peace with your scars?
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With your scars? are you looking back with
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Are you looking back with gratitude, thanking god, or
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Gratitude, thanking god, or are you looking back bitter,
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Are you looking back bitter, wondering why it happened?
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Wondering why it happened? have a new perspective.
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Have a new perspective. the scar means you're healed.
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The scar means you're healed. the scar means
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The scar means you're forgiven.
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You're forgiven. the scar means you can walk
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The scar means you can walk again.
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Again. you may still have your mat.
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You may still have your mat. that's simply to remind you
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That's simply to remind you of the greatness of god,
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Of the greatness of god, and when you see other people
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And when you see other people who are wounded,
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Who are wounded, do like jesus.
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Do like jesus. tell them, "touch my scars.
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Tell them, "touch my scars. let me tell you what god
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Let me tell you what god did for me.
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Did for me. he can do for you."
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He can do for you." if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare god is going
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And declare god is going to take those ugly wounds
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To take those ugly wounds and turn them into scars
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And turn them into scars of beauty.
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Of beauty. what was meant for your harm,
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What was meant for your harm, he's about to turn
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He's about to turn for your good.
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For your good. healing is coming.
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Healing is coming. freedom is coming.
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Freedom is coming. breakthroughs are coming.
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Breakthroughs are coming. victory is coming in jesus's
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Victory is coming in jesus's name, and if you receive it
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Name, and if you receive it can you say "amen" today?
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Can you say "amen" today? i'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, lord jesus,
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Just say, lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord
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I make you my lord and savior.
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And savior. friends, if you prayed that
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Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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You got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church.
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Church. keep god first place.
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Keep god first place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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What if every plan you set,
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What if every plan you set, every habit you formed,
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Every habit you formed, and every decision you made
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And every decision you made became a pathway
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Became a pathway to see god move in your life?
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To see god move in your life? we all have hopes and dreams;
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We all have hopes and dreams; things we're believing for.
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Things we're believing for. when you start the year
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When you start the year in faith,
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In faith, expecting god's goodness,
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Expecting god's goodness, you are setting the tone
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You are setting the tone for a blessed new year.
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We'd love to send you our 2026
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Activities and reminders. it's important
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It's important to feed your faith
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To feed your faith on a daily basis.
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On a daily basis. this planner, it's
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To help you stay encouraged and keep believing
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For what god has put in your heart.
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Has put in your heart. 2026 is your year
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2026 is your year to see the goodness of god
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In greater ways. let go of what
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Let go of what didn't work out and get ready
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For the new things god has in store.
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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No matter what's happening around you,
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Around you, faith can rise up in you.
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Faith can rise up in you. keep believing
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And expecting a blessed 2026. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you so much
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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For your monthly support. we wish you and your family
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We wish you and your family a very merry christmas.
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A very merry christmas. till we see you next time,
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Till we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Joel Osteen - Peace with Your Scars

December 30, 2025 | 29:55

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