Shadows in the Spotlight of Christmas

SHADOW #1, offense Your calling is too great to live offended. Proverbs 19:11, to overlook an offense Forgiveness: choosing to live with the consequences of someone else’s sin. With God's help, I'm getting over being easily offended. Ephesians 4:2 We tend to judge others by their actions, but we judge ourselves by our intentions. With God's help, I'm getting over the big offenses. When we’ve been hurt: A) rehearse, or B) release Colossians 3:13 SHADOW #2, shame Guilt: I did something bad. Shame: I am bad. vulnerable to perfectionism critical of ourselves and others self-defeating thoughts Isaiah 54:4 1 John 1:9 Move the focus from what I'm not to who Christ is I am not _________________; because of Christ, I am ________________. SHADOW #3, words Proverbs 18:21 We struggle in the present because of labels that we have picked up in the past. What's true about you now doesn't have to be true about you later. Name it something different! You matter to the heart of God.