Good Morning Sunshine! You’re Still In Recovery Mode & There Is Strength In Your Scars!

2 Corinthians 2:9 ~ “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”

I know that recovery can often feel like a weakness, but in God’s Kingdom, it’s proof of something far greater; it’s your healing in motion! Every scar you’ve carried is a silent story, not just of what hurt you, but of what tried to kill you, but it couldn’t! The enemy would love for you to see your scars as shame, but heaven sees them as a signature declaration that say, “I survived what was meant to destroy me!”

Every breath you take today is evidence that new strength is rising in you. You are not the same as you were before the procedure! You are not stuck in the moment of pain! You are in the holy space of healing, the middle ground where God’s Grace meets your humanity. It’s easy to despise this part. It’s tempting to hide the scars, to resent the slowness, to wish you could fast-forward past the ache and healing. But God says: Don’t rush it! Let recovery have its full work in you. Your strength is not measured by how quickly you “bounce back.” Your strength is measured by how willingly you stay surrendered while God knits you back together, piece by piece, layer by layer. There’s beauty in the unfinished parts of your story! There’s Glory in the scars you wish you could erase!

There’s power resting on your life, not despite your weakness, but because of it! 2 Corinthians 12:9 is here to remind you, that God’s power shines brightest not when you are pretending to be strong, but when we you are honest about needing Him!  It’s in your most vulnerable state, His most victorious strength shows up! Recovery is the evidence that God is not finished with you yet. It is the place where He holds you close, binds up your wounds, and teaches you how to walk again, not in your own strength, but in His. You are not just getting back to normal; you are being remade for greater!

Every time you choose to rest when you want to rush, you are exercising faith. Every time you choose to stay instead of striving, you are declaring, “God’s hand is on me, and I will wait for His healing to complete its work.” Every time you embrace the slow miracle of recovery, you are trusting that what God started, He will finish. Your scars are not the end of your story. They are proof that the miracle has already started. They are the trophies of battles won, not by might, not by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord. Zechariah 4:6 (NIV) says: “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.” You are being rewoven into something stronger, softer, and more beautiful than ever before. You are living proof that God’s Grace works, even when life feels slow, sore, and silent.

Take a breath today. Look at your scars, and instead of shame, speak survival. Look at the healing, and instead of despair, declare destiny. Recovery is happening. Healing is winning. God’s hand is still on you. Every scar is not a mark of defeat but a memorial of deliverance. Your scars tell the world that the Grace that God has for you is greater, and that His Mercy is stronger, and that God is faithful to finish what He started in you from the beginning. Today, look at your scars and say thank you, it drew you to God!

Let’s Pray:
Father, today I thank You for the scars that remind me I am still standing. They are not signs of shame; they are signatures of God’s Grace. Every wound You have healed, every tear You have caught, every broken place You have touched with Your Mercy is a testimony to Your faithfulness in my life. Lord, teach me not to resent recovery. Help me to see that what feels like weakness is really the birthplace of Your strength in me. Give me courage to let healing happen at Your pace, not mine. Give me boldness to show my scars, not to glorify the pain, but to glorify the Healer who brought me through. When I am tempted to rush ahead, anchor me in patience. When I am tempted to hide my healing, remind me that my survival is a song of victory You have written over me. Today I choose to embrace recovery, not as a punishment, but as a promise. Today, I choose to breathe deeply, trust completely, and heal intentionally. I declare that my scars will preach louder than my pain. I declare that my story will carry the sound of survival, not defeat. I declare that Your Spirit is doing a deep work in me, even when I cannot see it all yet. Thank You for being the kind of Father who does not just heal, You restore. You do not just patch up wounds, You make all things new. I believe that I will recover, and not just return to who I was, but become more whole, more free, and more fully alive in You. You are the Keeper of my heart, the Healer of my soul, and the Builder of my new beginning. In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!

Blessings…
Love, Dr. Jean…