"Scars are beautiful when we see them as glorious reminders that we courageously survived.” ~Lysa TerKeurst Faded and hidden My eyes still see These scars upon my body How can you still love me? Beauty for ashes Yet I still see These scars upon my body Am I still your masterpiece? Evidence of pain Overwhelmed with shame Felt like I was the one to blame Then I called upon your name You took my shame Said I wasn’t to blame That you still love me the same And that’s when hope came These scars now remind me That I have survived Healing is possible You have a purpose for my life These scars now remind me Of what you carried me through Your love lit the way through the darkness My scars point me back to you
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There once was a girl Without a care in the world Then one day Everything changed As she walked by I saw the hurt in her eyes That I’ve seen before So I asked to talk some more When this world turns its back on you You can turn to me When this world tells you lies May the truth set you free When this world brings you down Lift your eyes up above When this world betrays you Don’t give up on love For so long She’s held on And kept a burden inside She’s tried to run from life She found out You can only run for so long She fell on her knees And opened up to me When this world turns its back on you You can turn to me When this world tells you lies May the truth set you free When this world brings you down Lift your eyes up above When this world betrays you Don’t give up on love I never gave up on you I'll never give up on you. If you've ever experienced betrayal, you know how much it hurts. In the midst of our heartache, God is there. He promises never to leave us or forsake us (Deut. 31:8). He desires for us to come to Him and honestly share how we're feeling. When I talked to God about a betrayal I had experienced, He reminded me that since He still loves me, I still have love to give to others. I don't have to give up on love because He will never give up loving me. At the beginning of 2016, I started this blog because I felt led to share more of my story with others. As an introvert, sharing personal information about myself does not come naturally to me, but God continued to prompt me to write and share. So I did. Forty-three blogs later, I've come to the end of 2016, and I realized something pretty amazing. My hope and prayer has always been that God would use these blogs to encourage others, and while that may have happened, He has actually used these blogs to encourage me. Re-reading my blogs has reminded me that I can trust God in the present and with my future, because He has always been faithful and loving in the past. I have been reminded that joy and pain can co-exist and that we weren’t meant to experience either alone. Looking back, here are my top 10 (most read) blogs of 2016. I hope they encourage you, and I look forward to writing more in 2017. I write because sometimes I can’t speak Of everything going on inside of me My voice may be silent But the words are still there Thoughts racing through my mind Longing to be shared I write because words have power To change someone’s life To comfort and encourage To show love and to heal To help others feel less alone So hope becomes real I write because the hardest stories Are the ones that need to be told Pain and shame thrive in silence But our voices are meant to be heard Freedom and strength are found When we take a risk and share our words I write because sometimes I can’t speak Of everything going on inside of me But God gives me words That bring peace and help me understand How both brokenness and beauty Are part of His plan Over the years So much has changed But I promise you that My love's still the same You try to hide What you're feeling inside But I see through you You can tell me the truth Your tears start to fall But I catch them all When you start to fear Remember I'm here I'll be with you every step of the way When you can't see Just trust in me I'll be with you every step of the way Rest in me I'm all that you need Put your hand in mine And you will be fine I will never let you go When your world starts crashing down I'll still be around I love you more than you know I'll be with you every step of the way When you can't see Just trust in me I'll be with you every step of the way Rest in me I'm all that you need |
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