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".
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Hello! :)
This is a wonderful testimony of His grace, not only because the accident made you thankful for your life and gave you an awareness of His plan for you, it is wonderful that through it He gave you faith.
Faith is a gift from God and He is giving you faith to believe that His love for you is what makes you worthy in His sight.
You may have physical scars, maybe even some emotional ones, but God peers right through all that and focuses on your heart and it is obvious He is working right there.
Thanks for sharing this!
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Hi!!
I'm glad that you decided to join in on The Weekly Memory Verse.
And you do have a testimony--a testimony to the goodness of God for sparing you more serious injury. And now, every time you look at your hand, you will remember God's goodness to you.
Jesus didn't have to keep those scars on His hands and His feet, but He did--as a reminder--not to Himself but to us--the ultimate sacrifice for mankind.
Hope to be hearing more from you soon.
I, too, have a testimony. You can read it if you care to. I believe I have a link to it listed in last week's memory verse.
Blessings to you,
Beth
I AM so glad that you are ok!
How is everything else going in your world?
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