Scars In Life

[tough_lil_gina]

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 was 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 pantlegs.
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.

Please pass this on to those you love. 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 forwarding them to someone else.

Right now, someone needs to know that God loves them, and you love them too ~~~~~ enough to not let them go.

[tough_lil_gina]

My Best-Friends mother sent me this... it was sent to her after she had just gotten home from having 2 brain tumors removed.

This was at the same time that I was going through some tough stuff but nothing close to what she had just experienced.... but it showed me how incredible some people are to others even when their life is not going as planned.

It put new thoughts in my heart and mind and I hope it does the same for all of you.......

[Mr.X]

Although the stroy is touching, aligators do not attack people. In the wild, it's almost impossible to get attacked by an alligator.

Mr.X

[mtex]

Originally posted by Mr.X
Although the stroy is touching, aligators do not attack people. In the wild, it's almost impossible to get attacked by an alligator.

Mr.X

how about a crocadile ?

[Spook]

Originally posted by tough_lil_gina

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.

Right now, someone needs to know that God loves them, and you love them too ~~~~~ enough to not let them go.

Remember baby Jessica that was trapped in a well for several days and it was all over the news? When the lead rescue worker was able to reach in and grab her by her arm and nothing more, he yelled back at the team leader and said, "I have her arm but if I pull her I may harm her!"

The team leader yelled at him, "You may have to break her to save her."


The story of our stubborn lives isn't it? Sometimes God has to break us to save us from our own selves. We let heartaches build up inside of all of us and some of us are able to release them and some of us cannot. I guess that it is in the darkest of darks when we can see the light the brightest assuming we are willing to move to that light and make it our own.

[Spook]

if you encroach their territory or their nest. It doesn't matter if its a dog, cat, or an alligator. All animals including men and women are territorial.

[babybull34]

Good post.

BB34