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********** ADVERTISEMENT ********** SEPT Broadcast Calendar Featuring Kenneth Copeland, George Pearsons, Michele Bachmann, Buddy Pilgrim Sun., Sept. 2: The Name of Jesus Is the Believer’s Power Tool! Kenneth Copeland Sept. 3-7 The Fundamentals of Faith Kenneth Copeland Sun., Sept. 9: Believers Are Joint Heirs With Christ Kenneth Copeland Sept. 10-14 The Hindrances to Faith Kenneth Copeland Sun., Sept. 16: Pray in His Name Kenneth Copeland Sept. 17-21 Prayer That Brings Results Kenneth Copeland Sun., Sept. 23: Receive the Name of Jesus by Covenant Kenneth Copeland Sept. 24-28 Faith for Our Nation George Pearsons, Buddy Pilgrim and Michele Bachmann Sun., Sept. 30: The Model for Success in Trouble Kenneth Copeland * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Broadcasts subject to change without notice * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WATCH ON: dish® CHANNEL 265 ROKU® apple tv® 4th Generation bvovn.com YouTube® KCM.ORG KCM APP PODCAST DAYSTAR Network Trinity Broadcasting Network SPANISH BROADCAST ENLACE or ES.KCM.ORG/MEDIOS kcm.org/watch/find-a-station ********************************************** * * * * * * article continues * * * * * * When you made Jesus your Lord, you became someone who is in Christ. Now, God wants to set you free from shame through Jesus becoming your shame substitute. He paid for your sins once and for all. He didn’t just cross them out. He erased them (Colossians 2:14). They were nailed to the Cross so you wouldn’t have to experience them. Jesus has already become the object of your shame. He has completely dealt with it. Now it comes down to whether you believe what Jesus has already done, or the condemnation that the enemy sends your way. Many believers struggle with shame—so we need to learn more about this vile weapon of the enemy. What Is Shame? Shame is the sense of failure in the eyes of another person. It carries with it the intense pain of feeling unworthy, disconnected and unloved—both by God and by people. It’s different from guilt. Guilt is an awareness of a failure; shame is seeing yourself as a failure. Guilt is feeling bad about what you do; shame is feeling bad about who you are. Guilt says, “I made a mistake and I need to confess it so I can get it off my chest.” Shame says, “I am a mistake, so I must hide what I’ve done so others don’t find out.” Shame must be dealt with because hiding it has serious consequences. First, shame can lead to paranoia. Shame leads people to believe that everyone sees them as a failure. They find themselves afraid to go places, afraid others will reject them because of their failure. Shame can also lead to excessive perfectionism. Some people hide behind perfectionism because they don’t want anyone to see who they really are. Others find shame turns them into doormats for people to walk on. Shame ties people to a point of shame in the past, affecting the way they act in the present and sabotaging the future God has for them. It will extinguish hope. They find themselves walking around with no earnest expectation, because they feel unworthy of anything more. They feel like they fall short, that they’re not the ideal spouse, parent or minister. Shame is a weight designed to keep people down. It will so occupy their attention that they find it hard to receive God’s finished work in their lives. Fear Is Tied to Shame It should come as no surprise that since shame is a tool of the enemy, it’s tied to fear. You can see that at work in Adam and Eve after they sinned in the Garden. Right after they ate the forbidden fruit, God called to them and Adam said, “I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself” (Genesis 3:10). He was ashamed. But shame can only control and define you when you live in fear of it. Isaiah 54:4 says, “Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth….” You’ve got to stay free from this fear because the worst bondage in the world is people bondage. When you’re afraid of what people think about you, you can’t do what God’s told you to do because you’re so occupied with what people are going to think about it. How can you dare step out and be bold about doing something that’s out of the norm, if you’re preoccupied by what people are going to say? When you’re bound by that fear, you only feel safe doing what’s already been done. God wants you to break down barriers, but if you are focused on the past, how are you going to discover what God is trying to do right now? It’s shame that keeps you in that place—walking in the fear of it and allowing it to control and define you. When Jesus Encountered Shame Luke records the account of a young girl who met with Jesus and suddenly faced shame: 20 : BVOV

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