![]() "For if our heart condemns, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God." (1 John 3:20-21) Guilt draws us nearer to God. Shame drives us away. ”A clear way to see the difference between shame and guilt is to think about this question: If you made a mistake that really hurt someone's feelings, would you be willing to say, ‘I'm sorry. I made a mistake’? If you're experiencing guilt, the answer is yes: ‘I made a mistake.’ Shame, on the other hand, is ‘I'm sorry. I am a mistake.’ Shame doesn't just sound different than guilt; it feels different. Once we understand this distinction, guilt can even make us feel more positively about ourselves,’” because drawing near to God offers us the opportunity to get it right. Brene’ Brown Shame on the other hand is an indictment against ourselves, one in which some of us never recover. We take on the identity of the mistake and find ourselves in this vicious life cycle of dysfunctional thinking. Let us bring our shame and put it where it belongs, “If my heart condemns me, God is greater than my heart.” “There are many who are condemned by their own conscience. And if I only looked within my own heart, it would condemn me. If I had to bring the evidence of my salvation from my prayers, my preaching, or my daily actions, my heart would condemn me!..My heart condemns me when it has only heard half the evidence. But happily, ‘God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.’” Charles Spurgeon “Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifies. (Romans 8:33)
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