God loves you

Just want to share you this one!
SCARS IN OUR HEARTHS


Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore. His mother, in the house and looking out the window, saw
the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, she ran toward the water, yelling to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him.

From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the

alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between

the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother

was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard her

screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator. 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 where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh

in her effort to hang on to the son she loved. The newspaper reporter who

interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars.

The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the

reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have

them because my Mom wouldn't let go." You and I can identify with that

little boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of

a painful past! Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep

regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because God has refused to let go.

In the midst of your struggle, He's been there holding on to you. The

Scripture teaches that God loves you. You are a child of God. He wants to

protect you and provide for you in every way. But sometimes we foolishly

wade into dangerous situations, not knowing what lies ahead. The swimming

hole of life is filled with peril and we forget that the enemy is waiting

to attack. That's when the tug-of-war begins - and if you have the scars of

His love on your arms be very, very grateful. He did not, and will not,

ever let you go. God has blessed you, so that you can be a blessing to

others. You just never know where a person is in his/her life and what they

are going through. Never judge another persons scars, because you don't

know how they got them. Also, it is soooo important that we are not selfish

to receive the blessings of these messages without sharing them to someone

else.



Right now, someone needs to know that God loves them , and that you

love them too enough to not let them go.



GOD BLESS! "Don't let your past dictate who you are, but let it be

part of who you will become."

~wilson~