Shame

As you travel life's journey you can take the road from shame to a new beginning Recently my heart was saddened deeply when I read of a politician who killed himself when he was accused of corruption Before his suicide he said that he felt shame about the scandal and shame that his losing face disappointed his supporters His sense of shame was so strong that he felt his only option was to self harm Sadly many people live with that same sense of shame They have a great fear that they will humiliate their family and friends by not achieving their goals or by not being the best at what they attempt The anticipation of shame will cause you to be paralyzed by fear Shame can make you unwilling to try something new or to take risks because you can't deal with the results of not reaching your desired outcome Like the politician you may feel that the only way to deal with shame is to end your life But that's not true There's a road that will take you from the bonds of shame to the freedom of a new beginning That road leads you to Jesus Christ Let me tell you what my friend Jesus did for you God the father has standards that he wants us to follow but each of us has disobeyed him and fallen short of those standards In doing so we have shame ourselves, our families, and God The penalty for shaming God is death But God loves you so much that he gave his one and only son Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our shame instead of us Jesus is the son of God and yet he humbled himself and came to Earth as a man He was tempted in all ways that we are tempted and yet he never sinned Because he loves us so much he gave his life willingly to pay the penalty for our sins and shame Our shame that he carried was so great that God turned his face from him as Jesus was dying on the cross Jesus then cried out My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? The good news is that God accepted his sacrifice on our behalf Jesus died and rose again three days later to give you a new beginning Now here's what you can do You must confess your sins and dedicate you life to Jesus Christ If you do this he will forgive your sins He will take away your shame and he will make you a new creation He will give you a new beginning As you live for Jesus you can still fulfill your family obligations as a son or daughter but your master is Jesus Christ He will walk with you; he will guide you so that you can thrive in this life He will give you a life in heaven and with him for eternity Let's talk with Jesus right now and ask him to take away your shame and give you a new beginning Dear Jesus I can no longer carry the burden of shame please forgive me for what I have done I surrender my heart to you and ask that you take control of my life now Thank you for taking away my shame and for giving me a new beginning Ok, here's what you can do now Click on the yes button on the side of this screen and we will get someone in contact with you Maybe you're interested but you're just not ready to take this step towards Jesus He will be there when you are ready Jesus loves you