Have you ever noticed that we're marked by our experiences? The way we think changes, sometimes for the worse, sometimes for the better. The way we operate changes. Our memories can effect us as well. It seems to be the case with me too. It more like I've either marked myself, been marked by others, or just plain marked by God. In fact, have you ever seen pictures of a person who has been cutting themselves? Thats what I feel I look spiritually. It seems I'm marked up throughout my body from all of life's experiences. It's like every time I go to a place my wife and I frequented or think of a time where we were in joy not dissension, I re-cut that mark.
Well yesterday's message at church was about legacies, and what type of legacy will we leave behind. I understand now that many of those marks are my legacy, and I just want God to use them for his glory. I'm hopeful that the Lord will use memories and experiences to build the character required to leave behind a legacy for all of those I touch. I hope my marks become beacons of light for those who are lost or brokenhearted.
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Your marks are a beacon already! You never know how God is using your life even now to light the way for the lost and brokenhearted! People are watching you...
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. - 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV
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