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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ WHY DO WE STILL HAVE SCARS? ~ 13 September 2015
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 09/12/2015 4:59:14 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska


 


 

 

 

WHY DO WE STILL HAVE SCARS?


One of the greatest truths we can know in life is that God is always able and willing to forgive us for our shortcomings. All we have to do is ask for His forgiveness. And if God is willing, then we too, should forgive ourselves. Yet one of the greatest ironies concerning forgiveness is that the painful memories, the scars of our past, remain with us. We may wonder, "What's the sense in receiving forgiveness if the scars from the painful memory remain?" Maybe the question should be, "What goes through your mind when you are confronted with the scars of your forgiven past".

The answer to this question is found in Zephaniah 3:17, "The Lord your God is with you; His power gives you victory. The Lord will take delight in you, and in His love He will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you". It is God's desire to rejoice over you with pride!

A minister humorously explained it like this: A proud parent always carries a picture of his child in his wallet and when given the opportunity will happily show the picture to anyone. So it is with God. God loves us so much and is so proud of us that He too, in a sense, carries a picture of us in His wallet and will gladly show it for any angel to see. I know that it is a funny notion to think that God really carries a wallet, but the minister used this exaggeration to illustrate the fact that God has caring thoughts about us. Zephaniah takes us a step further and says that when God looks upon us, He is so overcome by joy that He sings over us, the same way a mother sings over her newborn baby.

So, what goes through your mind when you are confronted by the scars of past mistakes for which you have already received God's forgiveness? Instead of becoming sad and condemning yourself, take it as an opportunity to rejoice in the fact that God has forgiven you. Allow the scars of life to remind you that God is indeed rejoicing over you and is willing to empower you to live a life of joy and forgiveness. Allow the scars of your forgiven past to remind you that you are now the "apple of God's eye." Allow the scars of your past to be a spring board for you to rejoice in what God wants to do with your life in the here and now. And if you will listen closely enough, you will hear Him joyfully sing over you.

LT Patrick Sturm, CHC, USNR



 

 



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To: Kathy in Alaska

It’s not the lab part that makes the hair...it’s the chow part.


41 posted on 09/12/2015 7:33:09 PM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

>All we have to do is ask for His forgiveness<

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And have genuine contrition for our trespasses.


42 posted on 09/12/2015 9:51:00 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: left that other site
LOTS of hair!!


43 posted on 09/12/2015 10:17:16 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: 353FMG
Welcome to the Canteen, 353FMG, and a Blessed Lord's Day to you and yours.

And have genuine contrition for our trespasses.

Yes...

44 posted on 09/12/2015 10:23:07 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: LUV W
A very pleasant good Sunday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How's it going?

45 posted on 09/13/2015 12:40:41 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: Kathy in Alaska

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How’s it going?


46 posted on 09/13/2015 12:41:14 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: All
Prayers for Arrowhead's recovery, and in his absence....
















47 posted on 09/13/2015 12:41:15 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

BTTT


48 posted on 09/13/2015 12:41:26 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: E.G.C.; beachn4fun; Arrowhead1952; ConorMacNessa; MEG33; LUV W; PROCON; SandRat; Mrs.Nooseman; ...



49 posted on 09/13/2015 12:46:06 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: E.G.C.

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

You and Bo enjoy your day.


50 posted on 09/13/2015 12:47:00 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: All
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?


51 posted on 09/13/2015 12:49:34 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Jet Jaguar; txradioguy; JemiansTerror; MEG33; Laurita; CMS; OneLoyalAmerican; Defender2; ...


God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.


Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art


52 posted on 09/13/2015 12:52:44 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Sunday morning coffee bump.


53 posted on 09/13/2015 1:17:30 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Through him my scars are heeled.

Others continue to make their own new scars

54 posted on 09/13/2015 7:59:19 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: E.G.C.; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx

as every day is,

55 posted on 09/13/2015 1:37:46 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

God’s choicest blessings to you and your loved ones today, tomorrow and always. thank you for your good thoughts. I appreciate them very much.


56 posted on 09/13/2015 2:02:44 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Kathy in Alaska

God’s choicest blessings to you and your loved ones today, tomorrow and always. thank you for your good thoughts. I appreciate them very much.


57 posted on 09/13/2015 2:03:14 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Secret Agent Man; Excellence

“Its like asking why do we have memory.”

I can’t recall why at the moment. :)

Excellence: ...” waiting for daughter to bring me back a pickle from the county fair.”

When I was a kid and went to a flea market or bazaar, I’d always get a big garlic dill pickle from one of those barrels. Better than candy. Lately I’ve discovered Ba-tampte garlic dills in a jar. Hard to find but good.


58 posted on 09/13/2015 4:27:12 PM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: USMCPOP

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours, USMCPOP.


59 posted on 09/14/2015 12:40:54 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: USMCPOP

There was a pickle barrel at the grocery store in my home town. My grandmother always let me pick a pickle. No one was selling pickles at the fair this year. Sad face.


60 posted on 09/14/2015 5:21:40 AM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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