SCARS

Even when the world and church continuously wounds you, God will heal you and restore you.

“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth.”-Revelation 3:15-16 CSB

“The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.””-Revelation 21:7-8 ESV

"So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance."

Luke 15:3-7 ESV

Even when it seems like you're walking in your faith correctly, satisfying the flesh is a daily battle and the shame of satisfying the flesh is a heavy weight to carry. But it is written "For a righteous man falls 7 times, and rises again, but the wicked stumble in time of calamity." The love of God outweighs everything.

What do you do when you need to provide for your family at young age? For a young kid in the Bronx, sometimes the only option is to sell drugs and live your life based on the code of the streets. At the same time growing up in the Santeria religion, living in fear of disappointing the saints, it's not easy coming to Christ. However, God is bigger than all your problems. He is the way maker, miracle worker, promise keeper, and the light in the darkness. This is a story of how God shows He is the healer of the wounds the world gives us.