{"id":6955,"date":"2022-12-02T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=6955"},"modified":"2022-09-15T13:12:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T18:12:10","slug":"shame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/02\/shame\/","title":{"rendered":"SHAME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Shame.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6956\" width=\"337\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Shame.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Shame-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Shame-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Daniel+9%3A1-11%3A1+&amp;version=ESV\">Daniel 9:1-11:1 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+John+2%3A18-3%3A6+&amp;version=ESV\">1 John 2:18-3:6 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+121%3A1-8+&amp;version=ESV\">Psalm 121:1-8 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+28%3A27-28&amp;version=ESV\">Proverbs 28:27-28 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cAnd now, little children, abide in him, so that&nbsp;when he appears&nbsp;we may have confidence and not shrink from him in <em>shame<\/em> at his&nbsp;coming.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+John+2%3A28&amp;version=ESV\">1 John 2:28 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AISCHUNOMAI (153): <\/strong>\u201cMeans shame and always being in the passive voice, signifies of the possibility of being ashamed before the Lord Jesus His Parousia with His saints 1 Jn 2:28.\u201d<a id=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>No shame.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people don\u2019t enter a relationship with God because of the shame they feel in their lives.&nbsp; Whether big or small, when we sin, we know it. Like Adam and Eve in the garden, our misdeeds cause us to hide from the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But God knew Eve ate the apple, and He loved her anyway.&nbsp; Whatever temptation you\u2019ve succumbed to in the past, don\u2019t let it hinder you from seeking God.&nbsp; Acknowledge your blunder and let the Lord guide you into different choices.&nbsp; Jesus creates a bridge that allows us to let go of our past and embrace God\u2019s plan for our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Believe God loves you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God wants a relationship with you because He loves you.&nbsp; Don\u2019t believe the lies; nothing can separate you from God\u2019s love when you place your faith in Him, confess your past mistakes, and embrace the forgiveness Christ offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walking nine holes with my hubby, I three-putted on the last hole after a good round.&nbsp; Because of the condition of the greens, I felt justified in deducting a stroke.&nbsp; However, immediately I felt convicted of my sin and gave the correct score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God doesn\u2019t expect perfection; He wants honesty.&nbsp; Admit when you make a mistake, learn from it, and then let it go.&nbsp; The Creator knows His creation, and God loves us, despite our flaws.&nbsp; Don\u2019t let shame keep you from the life-giving relationship God offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone has a past, decisions they regret, and events that make them cringe.&nbsp; But when you give those things to God, He creates beauty from ashes.&nbsp; The Lord wastes nothing; He uses everything for good for those who believe and trust in Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approach God with confidence, knowing He forgives your sins.&nbsp; Strive to become more like Jesus, leaving your past behind and embracing new life in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> Strong, J., &amp; Strong, J. (2010). <em>The New Strong&#8217;s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. <em>Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p. 9) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. Learn how I used prayer to control my emotions and develop healthier relationships in my life. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 minute read. Daily Reading: Daniel 9:1-11:1 ESV, 1 John 2:18-3:6 ESV, Psalm 121:1-8 ESV, Proverbs 28:27-28 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cAnd now, little children, abide in him, so that&nbsp;when he appears&nbsp;we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his&nbsp;coming.\u201d (1 John 2:28 ESV) AISCHUNOMAI (153): \u201cMeans shame and always being in&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/02\/shame\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SHAME<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6955"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6967,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6955\/revisions\/6967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}