Battle Scars
The Lord sees and heals the hidden wounds we have sustained in spiritual battle. Surrender to His loving embrace and allow Him to make you whole.
During World War II, many B17 bombers returned from missions with flak and machine gun damage.
The USAAF decided to analyse the damage patterns and increase armour/protection for the damaged areas.
Before the planes were modified, a Hungarian-Jewish statistician named Abraham Wald reviewed the data. Wald had fled Nazi-occupied Austria and worked in New York with other academics to help the war effort.
Wald’s review pointed out a critical flaw in the analysis. The researchers had only looked at bombers which had returned to base.
Missing from the data? Every plane that had been shot down.
But the research wasn’t a wasted effort. These surviving bombers rarely had damage in the cockpit, engine, and parts of the tail. This wasn’t because of superior protection in those areas. In fact, these were the most vulnerable areas on the entire plane.
These areas were not obvious, but had much greater damage, which caused a loss of aircraft and crew.
The researchers’ bullet hole data had created a map of the exact places where the bomber could be shot and still survive.
With the new analysis in hand, crews reinforced the bombers’ cockpit, engines, and tail armour. The result was fewer fatalities and greater success in bombing missions. This analysis proved to be so useful that it continued to influence military plane design up through the Vietnam war.
How we deal with battle scars and wounds
It is not the obvious battle scars we carry, but the hidden ones that need attention.
The Lord is bringing deep healing to the deepest wounds. He is healing the most broken parts of us.
We need to see the depth of some wounds and welcome the Holy Spirit’s healing.
Trust the Lord with your most vulnerable issues; a bruised reed He will not break, nor a smoking wick will He extinguish. (Isaiah 42:3)
His deep love makes whole again — rest in Him; allow His healing balm to come and flood you with His Power and Love.
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Originally published at Ruach haKodesh Ministries. Photo by Lena Glukhova.
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Thanks Kym.
The truth came through analysis, and by that process strength was reinforced.
Let a man examine himself… it’s for our good that we do this regularly.
More of Him is the balm.
The scars the evidence of service.
The medals on our chest bestowed upon us eventually along with the words Well done, good and faithful servant. ❤️
Wise words…..vulnerable areas….we need reinforced armour where we usually take hits!
Pro 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare but whoso putteth his TRUST IN THE LORD shall be safe.
Kym, brilliant! Thank you for raising this most personal of issues, and the way you have done it is beautiful! I would simply add here that I am sure that God wants us all to look after ourselves in 2023, not out of any selfish motivation, so that we can be a greater blessing to others. That may mean stealing away at times to be with the Lord for a deep clean and where necessary, a deep healing. Shalom, Jim