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b'There was a point in my life when I was so ashamed that I didn\\u2019t want to\\nassociate or talk with people. I had messed up so badly that I didn\\u2019t see\\nmyself as fit to be with others. I was so down that I didn\\u2019t have the\\nconfidence to face people. I thought I was so wrong and a great sinner,\\neven though I was already a Christian at the time. When we mess up, in big\\nways or small ways, we often feel ashamed. We may think it would be better\\nfor us to be away from people or disappear. A failure can cause\\nembarrassment, feeling bad about ourselves, and doubting ourselves. Shame\\ncan be used by Satan to push our spirits down. When we feel ashamed, we\\nmight start to doubt God\\u2019s forgiveness. When we focus on our shame, we\\nstart to forget the love of God. When we let shame occupy our minds, we\\nforget who we are in the eyes of God. What can you do to respond to shame?\\nYou can remember Jesus on the cross, who shed His blood for you, taking\\naway your shame. And you can be assured that the blood of Jesus has covered\\nyour shame. Every time you sin and you\\u2019re filled with shame, you can ponder\\nJesus\\u2019s sacrifice, mercy, and grace for you. Jesus took all your sins upon\\nHimself and paid the price for your wrongdoing with His life. Then God\\nraised Him from the dead, triumphant over sin and death. Now, if you\\u2019ve put\\nyour trust in Jesus, you are totally forgiven. God does not want you to\\nlive in disgrace and shame. He came to set you free! He invites you to live\\nlife with Him, and because He has set you free from shame, you can walk\\nforward with faith and dignity. You are a child of God who bears the name\\nof the Lord, who has completely taken away your shame. \\u2022 Golda Dilema \\u2022\\nWhen we do something wrong, we often feel guilty. We can respond to guilt\\nby repenting\\u2014turning away from sin and toward Jesus. But sometimes, we feel\\nlike we haven\\u2019t just done something bad, but like we need to hide or like\\nwe are irredeemable. Thankfully, we can bring all these feelings to Jesus.\\nHe loves us unconditionally and forgives us fully. Do you feel guilty about\\nanything today? Consider taking a moment to talk to Jesus about it. \\u2022 When\\nyou feel overwhelmed by shame, who is a trusted Christian who could pray\\nwith you and remind you of who you are in Christ? (Romans 8:1; Colossians\\n1:22; 1 John 1:9) Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never\\ncovered with shame. Psalm 34:5 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nJohn.8.2-John.8.12|Ps.34.5|Isa.54.4|Isa.61.7'