Luke

Shame: If there is anything I want to avoid in life its "Shame". But being a christian, I realize that when we follow Jesus, shame is inevitable. When I have a worldly view of shame, it can cripple me and honestly, it does.  You see when we follow Jesus, we face strange trials. These trials can make us feel shameful. Shame often leads me to being angry, blaming others and being bashful. But you see shame is good.  Jesus, the Son of God had to endure insults and shame Himself. When we face shame, it appears to be the end of us. But shame is not the end of us. God has a way of redeeming us through shame. So I will wait on God in my shame and wait for the redemption He has in store for me. Amen. My soul waits for the Lord Like one who has fallen, Who has lost all hope. My soul trusts in Him, And I will be redeemed Shame puts me down,

 A strange problem: While growing up, I felt stuck and crushed by my self righteous cousin. It was hard. On the outside, she had the reputation of a perfect christian but on the other side she was jealous and evil in everyway towards those near her. That was bewildering. Born to a mom of CSI denomination and a dad of Catholic denomination, I found my cousins diabolic nature very disturbing and my cousin came from my mom's side. When I got saved in the summer of my 10th grade, I had the choice to choose between the 2 denominations and I chose to be a Catholic because of the horrible experience with my cousin sister.  But when I went to college, I met a person called Shyba. She was a CSI christian, but she was unlike my cousin. She was truthful and sincere. She told me that Jesus was all she had and she didn't want to lose Him ever. Those words pierced my heart and slowly as our friendship grew, I knew I had to embrace Jesus and not hold on to any denomination. I went to Assembl...