Your Scars are Your Trophies Overture

Hey everyone!

It's another working week and I hope you that you are all getting inspired by what you're doing today.

I wanted to take one final pass at the fact that our scars can be our trophies if only we would but let God's power flow through them.

The reality is that, for a lot of people, that just simply is not true and I want to look at why...

Turn Up Your Praise, Turn Down the Doubt

Usually in a case like this, it's because we are feeling rather self-conscious about one aspect of our journey or another, just like I am today. I've admitted it to my L.G.L. last night. I don't care. I'm not ashamed of it. It is just another facet of my journey.

Seriously, you know the kinds of thoughts that you have; the ones that make you think people will judge you or laugh at you for what you are doing. But what you've got to remember, as we've discussed already, is that you have to be the one to push your thoughts around and not the other way round!

I know that, as often happens on a Monday morning, I woke up in a pretty poor mood and though I'm not going to go into why on here, it became apparent that since the high-five incident a couple of weeks ago, it has changed not only my focus but also my course. It's what God has done through this inside of me that is changing not only how I see things, but also how I relate to everyone.

I watched some really inspirational teaching on Friday from Arise Church in New Zealand as both John & Gillian Cameron reminded me that God is not only looking to do something amazing this year, but also that I cannot continue to carry any baggage, absolutely any baggage from my last year into it!

Now, it's becoming clear to me that some people are not understanding fully the transition as I push into my new season ever deeper with Christ. But as Ps. Joel Osteen said in a message this week, I only need Almighty God's approval, I don't need anybody else to approve me.

I picked up a copy of Arise's latest worship album which I'm keen to get on my phone asap because I've got a feeling that, like Elevation Worship's album "There is a Cloud" (ED - which is out this week, incidentally!), it will be one that will systematically change my approach to not only my relationship with God but also my relationship with people as well.

It's not nice feeling misunderstood, is it? But you have to remember that sometimes you have to live misunderstood by people because people won't always see what God is doing in you until it's already done!

This is why I've come to use the line from Elevation Worship's song "There is a Cloud" as my mantra for my new season: -

"Everything that you have spoken, will come to pass, let it be done!"

My ministry? Let it be done!

So my girlfriend? Let it be done!

My wedding? Let it be done!

My fatherhood? Let it be done!

Final Thought

I could go on and on, but the reality is that I have said enough on here that I hope proves that I am living up to my calling and am now becoming even less ashamed for every day that goes by for what I've gone through.

My heart is still beating as strong as ever as I write this, I just need to see that breakthrough all the more, which is coming any day now...

Any. Day. Now.

Peace!