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Max Lucado

Max Lucado – Pride and Shame

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Max Lucado

Pride and shame.  You’d never know they’re sisters. They appear so different. Pride puffs out her chest. Shame hangs her head. Pride boasts.  Shame hides. Pride seeks to be seen.  Shame seeks to be avoided.

But don’t be fooled, the emotions have the same impact. They keep you from your Father. Pride says, “You’re too good for him. Shame says, “You’re too bad for him.” Pride drives you away, shame keeps you away. If pride is what goes before a fall, then shame is what keeps you from getting up after one. God the sinless and selfless Father, loves us in our pride and shame.

The Greek word for reconcile means to render something otherwise.  Reconciliation touches the shoulder of the wayward and woos him homeward.

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Joyce Meyer

Joyce Meyer – Don’t Be Afraid to Stop

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Joyce meyer

The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous are honest and reliable, but the counsels and designs of the wicked are treacherous. —Proverbs 12:5

Don’t be ashamed to back off if you get out in the middle of something and find that God is not in it. Just be secure enough to simply say, “I thought this was God, but it’s not, so I am not going to do it anymore.”

You can apologize to others if you caused them any trouble or confusion. But there is no shame in quickly admitting that you were wrong. It is more important not to perpetuate a mistake than it is to keep people from thinking you were wrong. Don’t be afraid to say, “I didn’t hear from God.” Honesty will keep your day going right, all day long.