FReeper Canteen~ Sunday Chapel ~ WHY DO WE STILL HAVE SCARS? ~ 01 June 2025

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[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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Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[PROCON]

Thanks for tonight’s Chapel, Kathy!

[luvie]

Hillsong~Mountain

Glad~Awesome God

Jim Brickman~How Great Thou Art

Life Church Worship~I Give It All

M Souders~We Gather Together

MercyMe~Greater

Passion~In Christ Alone

Providence~Farther Along

Steve Green~Broken And Spilled Out

Have a blessed Sunday, everyone!
God Be With Our Troops
...and Keep Them Safe

[Chicory]

Very nice essay on what we do once forgiven.

[SkyDancer]

~ Evening All! ~

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~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Why? Simple answer: Mental and emotional scars NEVER heal.

Next question?

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy!

I hope you got some of the rain I spotted over your way earlier. It looked like a nice shower and you do need some rain.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, National Guardsman, or Merchant Marine
feel alone or forgotten.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is loving kindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130:7 & 8

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML, and a Blessed Lord’s Day and Shavua Tov to you and yours.

Hope you had Blue weather today and could enjoy it.

We had enough rain to coat the street, but not enough to show in my gauge.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

Hope you got some more of that mowing whupped out today.

I had a pretty good day. It didn’t get as hot as I feared it would, but will be in the mid-90s tomorrow.

Steve just had our monthly live chat on Zoom. It was fun except for the part when he told us about his mom’s illness and death. She died after having two major strokes. :(

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours..Hope you had nice weather and could spend time with family.

Overcast and damp here. Chiro appointment and acupuncture, too.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Not a single puddle, and the bottom of the gauge has only a couple drops. So sad!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Yes, I got the front yard mowed late this afternoon. Not as bad as the grass along the driveway except for the area over the septic field lines. THAT grass is ALWAYS healthy. LOL
As of tonight’s forecast, it looks like I might get lucky and be able to finish it all. Rain tomorrow will be well north of here and no rain Monday and Tuesday. Just gonna be hot.

Yay! It didn’t get as hot as expected there. Fine when they miss a forecast that way. LOL

I saw your post about Steve’s mom the other night. A hard hit for him. :-(

[radu]

Dang! That stinks! You could have used that shower. There were a few other scattered heavy ones around and a few drops fell at Lake Hood. Then it was sunny again.

Did the momma show up with her wee ones again?

[luvie]

Great that you got more yard mowed. It’ll be great if the rain stays north of you so you can have all of it finished at practically the same time. Good feeling.

It’s still 81 here tonight, but it feels pretty good. I’d go out, but you know....mosquitoes. I heard one buzzing my head when trying to sleep the other night. I hate that sound. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Sunday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

There were a lot of people at Comanche Lake yesterday but we did get to do our usual walking exercise:

Before going to the lake we had ribs for supper.

I also mowed the lawn as well. The grass was really growing from all the rain.

How's everyone doing this morning?