"There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it hardly leaves any of us to talk about the rest of us."

People say patience is a virtue, but in some cases, God uses impatience for very good things. Your body is a temple. Why cut it up? Do you find satisfaction in watching blood flow onto your skin? I can tell you right now that you don't. If you were satisfied you'd stop after the first time. You want to see blood flow? Watch The Passion of the Christ. Research just how bloody the crucifixion process was. There ya go. There's your blood flow. I'm not writing all this from a judging perspective. I know how it feels to want to slice yourself. I know the desire to see blood or feel the pain or choose your carving tool. I've done it a few times. The burn feels good. Seeing red show up might even make you smile. Maybe not now, but at some point you will regret cutting. There is a way out. It is hard. You won't like it. You might grow to hate your scars. Let that be something that tells you "look what I overcame". Jesus has scars. Think he's ashamed? No. Not at all. Thankfully for me, my…See More