{"product_id":"the-gift-of-scars-serve-others-with-the-gift-given-to-you-9781951310653","title":"The Gift of Scars: Serve Others with the Gift Given to You","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Behold, My hands and My feet . . .\" - Luke 24:39 NKJV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly when Jesus revealed His scars did His disciples truly believe He was alive again. Ironically, followers of Jesus often hide their scars, not realizing He can do amazing, transforming work with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gift of Scars\u003c\/em\u003e explores God's redeeming and restorative grace for those who fail to see their troubled pasts as treasures in the hands of an almighty, all-loving God. Addressing the issues of abuse, rejection, guilt, and self-hatred, author Melissa McCormick courageously shows the scars of her own tragic childhood while extending hope and help for the hopelessly hurting. Today she considers her scars to be gifts that God can use. But that wasn't always so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs part of her restoration to wholeness, God sent Melissa down a path she would never have chosen or dreamed of. Her experience as a beauty pageant contestant and eventually as the winner of Mrs. Michigan International 2000, is evidence of the incredible transforming power of God in a chronically insecure life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15996491\"\u003eMelissa S. McCormick\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Redemption Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951310653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1951310659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO018000\"\u003eReligious\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Redemption Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44407197925613,"sku":"9781951310653","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c53c46d2-fc5e-424d-b316-90981492e1b7.jpg?v=1699723909","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-gift-of-scars-serve-others-with-the-gift-given-to-you-9781951310653","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}