Train to Reign Give up Guilt and Shame and get back Hope! Pastor Jacqueline Peart

Train to Reign Give up Guilt and Shame and get back Hope 1.What is guilt and shame? 2.Where does it come from? 3.What happens when we don’t give up guilt and shame? 4.How do we give up guilt and shame and get back hope? Topics

Train to Reign Guilt is an emotional experience that occurs when a person realizes or believes —accurately or not—that he or she has compromised his or her own standards of conduct or has violated a moral standard, and bears significant responsibility for that violation. It is closely related to the concept of remorse. Wikipedia What is Guilt?

Train to Reign Thesaurus defines guilt as: Fault Blame Remorse Responsibility What is Guilt?

Train to Reign What is Shame? Shame is, variously, an affect, emotion, state or condition. The roots of the word shame are thought to derive from an older word meaning "to cover"; as such, covering oneself, literally or figuratively, is a natural expression of shame. Wikipedia

Train to Reign What is Shame? Thesaurus defines shame as: Dishonour Disgrace Embarrass Humiliate Discredit Defame

Train to Reign What is the difference between Guilt and Shame? Guilt is seeing what you've done (action is negative/bad) Shame is seeing yourself as a failure (you are negative/bad)

Train to Reign Where does Guilt and Shame come from? First mention of shame in the bible: Genesis 2: 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. Hebrew word for shame is: Buwsh meaning: * To put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed

Train to Reign Where does Guilt and Shame come from? Introducing Johari’s Window

Train to Reign What happens when we don’t give up Guilt and Shame?  We wear masks  We have addictions  Become driven by guilt, fear, resentment/anger, materialism or need for approval – Rick Warren  Enter unhealthy or toxic relationships  Becomes a cycle  Impacts our health

Train to Reign How do we give up Guilt and Shame? 1. Acknowledge it! Romans 3: 22 – 24, “ 22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. “

Train to Reign How do we give up Guilt and Shame? 2. Leave your past behind 2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.“ Philippians 3:13, "...this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before."

Train to Reign How do we give up Guilt and Shame? 3. Repent 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness." Isaiah 1:18, "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.“ Psalms 103:12, "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.”

Train to Reign How do we give up Guilt and Shame? 3. Repent (Cont.) Titus 2:14, "Who gave Himself for us to redeem us from EVERY lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds." (NASB) Ephesians 1:7, "In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;" (The word 'riches' in the Greek here means abundance and fullness!) Romans 8:1, "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus...”

Train to Reign How do we give up Guilt and Shame? 4. Forgive those that have hurt or offended you, including yourself! Hebrews 12:14-15 says, Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this trouble many are defiled.

Train to Reign How do we give up Guilt and Shame? 5. Change your mindset Romans 12:2 “be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God ”

Train to Reign How do we give up Guilt and Shame? 6. Know who you are in Christ/IDENTITY I am a child of God - But to all who have received him--those who believe in his name--he has given the right to become God's children … (John 1:12) I am a ‘kings kid,’ a joint heir to the throne (Romans 8: 17) I am fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalms 139:14) I have been accepted by Christ - Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God. (Romans 15:7)

Train to Reign How do we give up Guilt and Shame? 7. Write the Vision Habakkuk 2:2-3 “Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie, though it tarries, wait for it, because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”

Train to Reign How do we give up Guilt and Shame? 8. Right Relationships Amos 3: 3, “Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?“

Train to Reign How do we give up Guilt and Shame? 1.Acknowledge it 2.Leave your past behind 3.Repent 4.Forgive 5.Change your mindset 6.Know who you are in Christ/IDENTITY 7.Write the Vision 8.Right Relationships

Train to Reign A Gentle Reminder:  Faith  Prayer without ceasing  It’s a Journey! For success we need:

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