You look at me but what do you see?
Pain, ashes, fear, shame, mourning, regret, mistake, failure, and lost identity
You assume that you have the 411 on me because of what you heard on the street
When I pass by, you blatantly stare disdainfully with the intent to intimidate
Sorry to inform you that your information has been outdated
As a matter of fact, it is ancient history
And to stay with the current then you need an upgrade and an update
You see the scars you see is only skin deep
And there are deeper dimensions lying beneath the surface
You think the scars have disfigured and completely deformed
But you cannot comprehend just how beautiful they truly are
As all these scars have been transformed
You see my pain has been enveloped in joy
My ashes has been exchanged for beauty
Strength has replaced fear, gladness has been traded for my mourning
I could go on and on but the credit does not belong to me
It belongs to a man that I met who showed me my true identity
It is His love that drew me out of the pit of despair and planted me firmly into His purpose for my life
He loved me through my bad and my good and He keeps on loving me unconditionally
The thoughts He has for me did not change because of my past and neither will it because of my present or my future
When I showed Him my scars He was not ashamed and shifted my paradigm from being that way
He showed me that He also had some scars as He was beaten and nailed to a tree just for me
And so we laughed together as I discovered that we are both beautifully scared.
4/20/2017 Dr.R.A.
Issues from the Heart 
This is quite beautiful. So glad you shared this! I particularly like the “you think you know me but you don’t” angle because the power of Jesus is truly transforming! Great post!
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Thank you Nickel! Yes people often judge and think they know other based on history or hearsay when in fact those are things of the past if true. God does transform those who come in contact with Him.
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