If you serve Christ long enough you will encounter a path that is filled with obstacles. The Apostle Paul called them the "Marks of Christ." He had been shipped wrecked, beaten with rods, received stripes as his flesh was beaten with a whip. Strikingly, he did not accuse God but gladly received them as a trophy for, and indicator of his commitment to Christ Jesus and His sustaining power from every affliction endured in his life. You may be marked by life, but God's mercy and grace trumps every scar. Come to life!