Scabs and Scars

I have never been one to think I had much of a testimony. However in the last few weeks I have come to see we all have a testimony and some way that our life has been touched by the work of God. Mine came about in the form of scabs. Scabs you may say? As a friend and fellow blogger posted on Facebook...."Scabs are gross". However scabs can pretty awesome to.

A few weeks ago I was in a car accident. The car rolled, hit a tree, knocked me out, threw me from the front drivers side to the back passenger side, broke every piece of glass in the vehicle and knocked me out. Much less worse accidents have killed people. I was very blessed though...I escaped with lots of bruises, a sore body, and hand that looked like it belonged to Frankenstien. There were 27 stiches and enough tape and glue in there to complete more than a few school projects. If I wasn't hand model material before I certainly would never be now.

However I am so proud of that hand. Everytime I look at my hand now I am given a constant and visual reminder of God's love and protection for me. People told me after the accident "God has great plans for you" but I think the accident was his plan. A wake-up call and a lasting reminder of his love and forgivness. Not only that but that God is always with us. I will never be able to look at my hand without thinking of Jesus's hand and the scabs and scars he carried from those nails. The nails he took and the suffering he bore for me . Someone that has often struggled with my unworthiness to receive such love.

So yes Scabs and even scars might be considered "GROSS" but they can also be pretty "AWESOME".