No More Shame

Friday Matters- February 28, 2020
Everyday Exposed

The message of Jesus is to LOVE and forgive others, which you can only do once you have seen your bad self and accepted His forgiveness.  There’s this past, so many people carry around, that you cover because it’s filled with shame from harming yourself by “cutting,” an eating disorders, an affair, alcohol, abuse AND it’s all yuck. I read that 80% of memories are shame based.  People carry shame because they think once they’re fully exposed or “discovered,” they won’t ever be accepted or loved. But when someone’s identity is solid then they’re stable. Jesus sees all of you and loves you. There’s no shame in Him. 

Psalm 91:1 is my 911 verse and it reads; “She who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will remain stable.”  It means that when I stand still and let myself be exposed, God covers me. He covers my shame and my fear AND replaces all that I’m not with all that He is. God can see the real you and He loves you as you are, no matter what…everyday.