Shame is everywhere,” writes Heather. “Each emotion I feel gets connected or tainted with shame if I let it.” She is right. It is everywhere, and it seems as though everything in life gets channeled through it. Yet it is so hard to talk about.
Shame has two conflicting instincts. It needs to isolate and hide, and it needs a community in which to be transparent. Hiding, of course, usually wins. It is the easier and more natural of the two. But we are savvy enough to know that the easy way is rarely fruitful, which leaves us with the hard way—and that seems impossible. Then, left with no viable option, we default back to hiding. Nelson, Heather Davis. Unashamed (p. 11). Crossway. Kindle Edition.
God's answer to shame is Jesus and the family of His followers. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Romans 5:5 As followers of Jesus, we dispel others shame, by pouring out the unconditional love of Christ! Today, who needs your acceptance and love to overcome the shame that is everywhere.
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