Scars. We all have them. Some of us grew up in a divorced home. Some lost loved ones. Others got picked on because they looked different. Braces anyone?! Some got laid off instead of promoted. Some have teens in total rebellion. Some don’t have enough income to support their families tonight. Others didn’t get accepted to the university they’ve been dreaming of.

Let’s take it one more level deeper…some are dealing with terminal illnesses or have kids who are. Life isn’t fair at times!

You name it and it’s there. We are bruised and battered by life at times. I spoke to our teenage small group tonight and used tortillas as the illustration. It was an intense 45 minute discussion and it was amazing. I was able to share how God uses people with scars to do amazing things. They have made huge impacts throughout history. Name one hero that doesn’t have a scar at some point? They all do, even the comic book versions!

Know that you aren’t perfect. Know that life will rip at your spirit. Our bodies aren’t the Instagram/Tik Tok filtered versions we display online. Your heart has bruises starting from the classmate that didn’t check the YES box. Your best friend backstopped you. You may have missed that game winning shot, or maybe you didn’t….because you didn’t make the team.

Know this…God is love. He walks with you through all of that. Sure you may not be perfect, but He doesn’t see that. He sees the whole tortilla that He created with no rips, holes, or tears. Let him mend the broken pieces that living life has caused. Let Him put you back in the warmer and be renewed. Skip the temporary bandaids and let Him do open heart surgery. You don’t have to be broken anymore, let Him mend you today.