The Lord spoke to me this morning about shame. As I prayed,
He said that there are some of you that are trying to identify the cause of
your delay. You have been wondering why you can’t seem to get over the hump and
feel completely well, whole and equipped. This won’t be for everyone but it
will be for some. I have never written about shame but the Lord put it heavy in
my spirit today. So I want to declare a freedom from shame in the atmosphere. I
want the power of that freedom to jump out of this blog and into your spirit as
you read. So let’s go to work.
According to the dictionary, shame is a painful feeling of
humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish
behavior. It is an emotion brought on by guilt, shortcoming or impropriety. It
is something that brings censure or reproach. It is a condition of humiliating
disgrace or disrepute. In other words, it is a powerful tool of the enemy to
hold you still, quiet, and sick because of your past, your experiences, or your
mind. It’s the spirit that reminds you of who you used to be and what you used
to do whenever the Lord gives you an instruction. It’s that feeling in the pit
of your stomach that won’t let you worship freely without crying because you
aren’t sure that you are worthy to be where you are. It’s the highlight reel
that plays in your mind whenever you try to move forward. It is quite simply a
trick of the enemy. He uses it on pastors, leaders, parents, children, whoever
has something inside of them that will help someone else to get free. He uses
it on you.
Today, the Lord told me to tell you that He loves you. He
loves you because He created you and planned for you. He loves you because He
knows you, the real you. He knows what you did, who you did it with and when
you did it. And guess what? He still loves you. He told me to tell you that
every experience can be used for His glory. If you have acknowledged, forgiven,
and/or repented, you don’t have to carry the burden of shame any longer. Think
about Christ! When He went to the cross, He was made to be a public spectacle.
He was beaten, talked about, and humiliated by those who were supposed to love
and welcome Him. The Bible says in
Hebrews 12:2 that “for the joy that was
set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the
right hand of the throne of God.” When Jesus died, He rose above the power
of your shame. He literally defeated it with His blood. Your responsibility is to
stop carrying something that was already destroyed.
It’s a powerful thing to stand up to your past. Whether
things were done to you or you did things to other people, your freedom is
worth more than the weight of your shame. Your past does not get to hold you
hostage anymore. The Lord has a word for you today and it is this. “Instead of shame and dishonor, you will
enjoy a double share of honor. You will possess a double portion of prosperity
in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.” (Isaiah 61:7 NLT) It’s
time to break through the barrier of your shame into the joy that awaits you.
You deserve this joy…it’s your inheritance!
Amen.
1 comment:
Great word!
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