Hi, I'm Susie Larson.

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Welcome to. Because walking just won't do dance You don't have to know how to Ever since, ever since me got you late

Welcome to Middays.

And Susie Larson, so honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day

that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,

the deep in your understanding of God's Word,

and that heighten your awareness of his very real presence in your life. So do you ever wonder if God can really use your pain? I mean, use it in a way that's powerful and redemptive and life-giving. Use it in a way that makes the devil sorry he ever messed with you. You know, he can. My guest today writes this. It's natural for us to hide our scars, whether they're physical, emotion, or spiritual. But as members of I Am They, they collectively share about the song, and they say this. If we're being honest, it's because we're afraid of what people would think about us or worse. If we're afraid of being honest, it's because we're afraid of what people think about us or worse, that our scars are our identity. But as we're writing this song, we had this realization that Jesus did not hide his scars. In fact, they were a constant reminder of all he'd sacrificed. His scars don't tell a story of death or failure. They tell a story of life and love. What if we looked at our lives the same way? What if we walked in confidence that everything we've been through has laid a foundation

for what God wants to do through us? Because of his scars, we have redemption on our own, for our own.

Matthew Hine of the group I Am They joins me today to talk about their new album, Trial and Triumph.

We're going to play songs from their new CD. I am thrilled to tell you we've got five copies of

this amazing CD. I play their songs tell you we've got five copies of this amazing CD.

I play their songs for bumpers very often. You know the song scars. You know the song

My Feeder on the Rock. I love those. We play them often. Let me tell you about my guests.

We'll get this conversation started. Matthew Hine, although having grown up, involved in ministry

surrounded by the truth of the gospel, found himself trapped in an addiction to pornography. From the age of 13, this was something he'd hid successfully, but as the leader in his church and newly engaged to his fiancee, Tori, he knew it was time to reveal this inner battle. He confessed the sin to his fiance, his pastor, and to God himself. He expecting to lose everything, but the rejection never came. That just chokes me right up.

Instead of losing all he had, Matt felt the freedom he had wanted for so long, like he

could breathe again.

This heavy rock he carried is now a part of an altar.

Matthew, what an honor to meet you.

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