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BE GRATEFUL FOR THE SCARS
by UNEEK Wed May 15, 2013 1:53 am
Some years ago on a hot summer's day in south Florida, a
young little boy 8 years old decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole
behind his house. He had taken swimming lessons for two summers and considered
to be an excellent swimmer.
In a hurry to dive into the cool water to ward off the hot
summer's heat, he ran out the back door, taking off his shoes and socks as he
headed for the water. He had been swimming there hundreds of times and it was a
nice place to swim. Mom could see him from her kitchen window as he played.
He flew into the water like always without looking around
the water to see if there were any dangers. There had never been any dangers to
question safety except for this time. As he swam toward the middle of the small
pond an alligator was swimming toward the shore.
Also there had never been any alligators in this area either
in the past. But this one time, there he was all 8 foot of him and he noticed
the splashing of the water as Tommy swam.
The two were about to cross paths. Tommy's mother happened
to be looking out the window and ran out the door screaming at Tommy to turn
around and get back to the dock. Tommy looked up and saw the gator and started swimming toward his mom
with all his might with the gator closing fast.
Tommy had just about reached the dock and his mother
reaching out as far as she could had one eye on the gator and one on her son.
When she was able to grab a hold of
his arms to pull him up the gator grabbed hold of little Tommy's legs creating
a tug of war between the two. The gator was much stronger than the mother but
the mother was too passionate to dare let go without a fight.
A neighbor happened by and heard all the yelling and screaming
and came running to the dock to help. He grabbed his gun on the way out of his
truck and took aim and shot the gator behind the head so as not to harm Tommy.
Remarkably after weeks and weeks in the hospital the little
boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the
animal and on his arms were deep scratches and bruises where his mother's
fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The local newspaper reporter who came to interview the boy about the attack, asked if he
would show him his scars. Tommy smiled real big and said yes. He lifted his
pajama pants legs to show the bad looking scars from the teeth of the gator.
Then he said but let me show you my arms, I have great scars on my arms too
because my mother wouldn't let go. These scars on my arm show me that my mom
loved me so much that it will last a lifetime.
You and I can identify with that little boy. We get scars
not from an alligator or anything quite so dramatic but from painful pasts.
Some of the scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret but some wounds
are because God has refused to let go in tugs of war with Satan.
The scriptures teach that God loves you and you are his
child. He will fight for you if you cry out to him. He takes no interest in
seeing his creation being hurt by something he can stop. In the midst of many
struggles he has been there for us and we are sometimes so consumed with grief
or hurt we forget he is our comfort.
God knows we are humans
and we are going to make mistakes. That's when he sees what is about to happen
when we wade off into dangerous waters. He stands ready and the tug of war begins. He
will not let go of one who cries out in his name.
Be very grateful if you have any scars on your arms where he
has pulled you out. What a loving God we have to put up with our misunderstood
ways. Glory be to father and to the Son
Amen
young little boy 8 years old decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole
behind his house. He had taken swimming lessons for two summers and considered
to be an excellent swimmer.
In a hurry to dive into the cool water to ward off the hot
summer's heat, he ran out the back door, taking off his shoes and socks as he
headed for the water. He had been swimming there hundreds of times and it was a
nice place to swim. Mom could see him from her kitchen window as he played.
He flew into the water like always without looking around
the water to see if there were any dangers. There had never been any dangers to
question safety except for this time. As he swam toward the middle of the small
pond an alligator was swimming toward the shore.
Also there had never been any alligators in this area either
in the past. But this one time, there he was all 8 foot of him and he noticed
the splashing of the water as Tommy swam.
The two were about to cross paths. Tommy's mother happened
to be looking out the window and ran out the door screaming at Tommy to turn
around and get back to the dock. Tommy looked up and saw the gator and started swimming toward his mom
with all his might with the gator closing fast.
Tommy had just about reached the dock and his mother
reaching out as far as she could had one eye on the gator and one on her son.
When she was able to grab a hold of
his arms to pull him up the gator grabbed hold of little Tommy's legs creating
a tug of war between the two. The gator was much stronger than the mother but
the mother was too passionate to dare let go without a fight.
A neighbor happened by and heard all the yelling and screaming
and came running to the dock to help. He grabbed his gun on the way out of his
truck and took aim and shot the gator behind the head so as not to harm Tommy.
Remarkably after weeks and weeks in the hospital the little
boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the
animal and on his arms were deep scratches and bruises where his mother's
fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The local newspaper reporter who came to interview the boy about the attack, asked if he
would show him his scars. Tommy smiled real big and said yes. He lifted his
pajama pants legs to show the bad looking scars from the teeth of the gator.
Then he said but let me show you my arms, I have great scars on my arms too
because my mother wouldn't let go. These scars on my arm show me that my mom
loved me so much that it will last a lifetime.
You and I can identify with that little boy. We get scars
not from an alligator or anything quite so dramatic but from painful pasts.
Some of the scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret but some wounds
are because God has refused to let go in tugs of war with Satan.
The scriptures teach that God loves you and you are his
child. He will fight for you if you cry out to him. He takes no interest in
seeing his creation being hurt by something he can stop. In the midst of many
struggles he has been there for us and we are sometimes so consumed with grief
or hurt we forget he is our comfort.
God knows we are humans
and we are going to make mistakes. That's when he sees what is about to happen
when we wade off into dangerous waters. He stands ready and the tug of war begins. He
will not let go of one who cries out in his name.
Be very grateful if you have any scars on your arms where he
has pulled you out. What a loving God we have to put up with our misunderstood
ways. Glory be to father and to the Son
Amen
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“When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.” ― Wayne W. Dyer
To be persuasive, one must be believable;
To be believable, one must be credible;
To be credible, one must be truthful.
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Re: BE GRATEFUL FOR THE SCARS
by Kevind53 Wed May 15, 2013 7:32 am
Nice ....
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