Haven Hearts - Day 3 - These Scars Are Proof You Didn’t Stay Dead There
Remembering Who You Were Always Becoming
Remembering Who You Were Always Becoming
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”
—Isaiah 43:1 (NIV)
Opening Reflection
You don’t belong to the worst thing that ever happened to you.
You don’t belong to the labels they gave you.
You belong to the One who named you before the world ever broke you.
These scars?
They are not your shame.
They are your evidence.
Proof that hell lost a round—and heaven didn’t leave you for dead.
You may have forgotten who you are in the dark…
But Jesus didn’t.
And today, He’s calling you by name; not your mess!
The enemy wants you to identify with your old tomb.
But Jesus is handing you your testimony.
You don’t walk like everyone else…
Because you’ve been through something.
Bu you’re still walking.
Still healing.
Still His.
Devotional Teaching
When we lose things—people, time, innocence, sobriety, peace—we start to forget the sound of our own name.
We start to live like survivors instead of sons and daughters
But identity in Christ doesn’t evaporate in the heat of trauma.
It deepens.
It roots.
It resurrects.
You are not what happened to you.
You are who God has always declared you to be…
Chosen. Redeemed. Named. Raised.
Shame says,
“You’ll never be the same.”
Jesus says,
“You were never meant to stay the same. I’m making you new.”
The world might only see your limp.
But heaven sees your legacy.
And that grave you walked out of?
It’s now the startling line of your next calling.
You don’t need to be shiny or loud to carry authoity.
You just need to be His.
Scarred doesn’t mean disqualified.
It means marked by mercy.
Scripture Cross-Reference
Isaiah 43:1 — “Do not fear… I have summoned you by name.”
Romans 8:37-39 — “…In all these things we are more than conquerors…”
Revelation 12:11 — They overcame “by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.”
Psalm 147:3 — “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 — “If anyone is in Christ,” they are a new creation.
John 10:3 — “…He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out.”
Journaling/Reflection Questions
What names or labels have you been answering to that God never gave you?
In what areas of your life do you feel “disqualified”; and what might God be doing with that scar?
Where have you been a survivor… and where might God be calling you to be a voice for others still in that tomb?
How do you think heaven sees your story differently than the world does?
Write down what God says about you, then read it out loud like it’s already true.
If your scars could speak, what testimony would they tell?
Declaration Prayer
Jesus, You don’t call me by my shame; you call me by my name.
You knew who I was before the trauma,
during the pain,
and after the ashes.
Thank You that every scar on my body or heart tells a story of grace that didn’t give up on me.
Thank You that You still see me as worthy…redeemed…rising.
I lay down the old names:
Addict. Abandoned. Unworthy. Alone.
And I pick up the names You always spoke over me:
Beloved. Chosen. Clean. Found.
I will not answer to death when You’ve already spoken life.
I will not shrink back when You’ve called me forward.
I will not hide my scars; they are proof I didn’t stay dead there.
In Jesus’ Name…
I remember who I am.
I rise.
Amen.
Until next time…
Keep Being Beautiful You!