How God heals shame… Psalm 34
I'm not proud of my old life. And I'm also not proud of some things in my life "after Christ", even up unto the last several months. Things that cause us shame can be a continuous onslaught against...
I'm not proud of my old life. And I'm also not proud of some things in my life "after Christ", even up unto the last several months. Things that cause us shame can be a continuous onslaught against...
Out of the blue the other day, my 8-year-old daughter piped up from the back seat of the car and said she was really upset that someone in a movie had said, “You should be ashamed of yourself.” I don’t even remember the movie or what it was in reference to, but I thought it was an interesting observ
When have you heard a Sunday school story about two single parents? Or about a king who asked those single parents their deepest motivation?
I remember as a little girl, hiding under the covers of my bed, trying to shut out my parents’ yelling and screaming in the next room. I heard bad words. I didn’t know what some of them meant, but I did know how they made me feel. Dirty. The next morning, I awoke to the aftermath of the night’s tirade—Mom’s black eye, Dad’s crying remorse, furniture tossed and broken—and those bad words bouncing around my little-girl head.
In a time and culture that finds the idea of shame shameful (i.e. “How dare you shame them in that way!”), it seems prudent to point out that shame is neither always nor universally a bad thing.
The motivation for what we do reveals who we are doing it for. Living for an audience of one helps us to break free of living to please others.
When I read Psalms 4:2 my mind started ruminating on ways to get closer to the Lord. Here's what the verse has to say about that.
The one who possesses wisdom does not boast, but the one filled with pride will only end in shame. § On the day of judgment, riches have no value. What will count most are the righteous deeds…
Jezebels are women who depend on their looks to get a man of stature and manipulate him according to what she wants. In my years, I've...
Denise currently serves on the writing team for Proverbs 31 Ministries’ First 5 app and the writing team for the COMPEL blog. Denise is a national speaker and worship leader with her ministry, Seeing Deep Ministries, as well as the Family Ministries and Worship Arts Director at her church. Denise is passionate about cultivating a devotional life and stopping biblical illiteracy through her two podcasts, The Bible Tribe®, a daily Bible reading plan broadcast and podcast devotion with a published journal that studies the original biblical language, applying it to today’s context, and the weekly Seeing Deep podcast. Her energetic presentations are interactive, biblical and relevant to everyday life. In demand topics include Boundaries for Women, Six Biblical Approaches to a Mentally Healthy Woman, Five Ways to Live Loved, and Make Up Your Mind: Fighting the Lies that Keep You Stuck.