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[dantyriverside]

I don't know if everyone does but I am following along with the scriptures that we are given in my own Bible. It seems to sink in better for me. Besides the fact that this is good stuff and my Mom encourages me to mark different lessons in my Bible. She has for many years and sometimes just turns through her bible and remembers where she was at that point in her life. I should be so blessed some day, so I have been marking away. We discussed Emotions today and I realized I have been eat up by all of them, I am ashamed to say. I realized though when reading over the lesson and my other Journals one emotion jumps out. If you haven't figured it out...... I just did. SHAME. Somewhere along the way I learned to feel shame as a child and I think it has been like this tablecloth hiding all my dirty dishes. More than any other emotion, I have truely just now come to realizeI mostly feel ashamed. I am either Ashamed for something I did do, or didn't do, thought of, or should have thought of. I think this is the weed that is the poison ivy of my garden. So with Gods love and the prayers and support of my CO family this Cinderella is gonna yank this weed out by the roots and pray it never returns. Please continue to pray for me as I work for my crown. Thank you

[humblevisitor]

Hey,

Following along with you Bible is a great idea

And I think we all know about shame...it was one of my biggest weeds too. In Genesis 2:25 it says: "And they were both naked, the man and his wife and they were not ashamed". I don't think it was just talking about clothing. They were completely open before God...nothing to hide....nothing to fear. They had no need of any covering...there was no sin.Then they ate the apple. And they realized they could not hide this from God...they were exposed...they were naked. In Genesis 3:10 it says:"So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

So the first fruits of the fall...fear and shame. I guess what I'm trying to say is our nakedness before God was covered by the blood of Jesus.There doesn't need to be anymore shame. You can let it go...will it come back? it comes fleetingly by for me sometimes now but I remember the truth. I am forgiven...I am Loved.

God provided covering for Adam and Eve. He has provided it to us through Jesus. He does not want us to feel shame

[ciny]

hi danty
yes i follow along in my own bible to the one thats my fave its ok to use a bible you are more comfy with,i use two diffrent ones sometimes,thats awsome your mother hellps you with diffrent lessons over the years good to have family suppot.like humblevisitor says we learn shame as a young child and it follows us in life we can break the cycle of the shame by pulling it by the root like you said good observation well said amen

[Zemirah]

you reminded me of a Bible study I once read through on shame .... the first time I tried reading it, I only made it through about the first sentence before flying into a mammoth panic attack .... eventually I did get through the whole thing and it really helped and for awhile made an impact on my life; then little by little I let it creep back in again. I guess this is why with this weeding it's so important (and something I'm telling myself right now as well) to not just weed but also to plant the good things in their place so the weeds can't go back (and you'll read more about that later in the counseling days). Going to try and find and reread that study; and will let you know if there's anything that jumps out as far as sharing it with you and meanwhile praying as you weed and plant