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"Beautifully Broken"

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Part 2 "We must walk in the truth so  that we can get to the other  side of healing. We must get  comfortable with being uncomfortable." In part one, I talked about the scars that we acquire as we walk through life in a broken and harsh world. As a result, so many of us put on a full body mask and hide our battle wounds from others and from ourselves, hoping that if we cover them up, we can forget about them forever. The problem, however, is that "forgetting" or "ignoring" the truth does not actually change what's true and it eventually takes its toll on us at a core level.  See, the truth is the truth regardless of if it's ever spoken. There is no such thing as a true secret. There is ALWAYS at least two who know: the secret-keeper and God. So again, let's just call it what it is: the thought that we can hide our scars or make them disappear "is a lie". We are who we are, and maybe today that's a broken pe

"Battle Scars"

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. Part 1 "We are constantly seeking to  fill the void inside, to find  a purpose for our lives, to heal the scars  we’ve endured, and to find a  sense of peace that surpasses  our understanding". Anyone who has lived on this Earth, knows that life is hard. We all have a story. Think about it. You have ended up right here, right now because of a sequence of life events that have led you to this very moment in time. You are reading this now, by no mistake mind you, for a reason that may or may not ever be fully revealed to you. Perhaps it's for you or for someone you know... I think about my story. I think about the sequence of life events that have led me right here, right now, writing these words in a coffee shop – an opportunity that would have never arose if I wasn’t currently in a trying season of my life that has me sitting here killing time between multiple doctor appointments. And let me share that when I write, it’s with inspiration from