1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your Daily Prayer, 2 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: a podcast dedicated to helping you find the words you 3 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: need to connect with your Father in Heaven. No matter 4 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: what is going on in your life today, you can 5 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: trust that God wants to hear from you. Right after 6 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: this short word from our sponsor, he will pray for 7 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: today's prayer for Repentance without Shame. Together A Prayer for 8 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: Repentance without Shame written by Heidi v read by Kiriaik. 9 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: I do not do the good I want to do, 10 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: but instead I keep doing the very thing I do 11 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: not want to do, Roman seven, verse nineteen. Shame can 12 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: take up a large space in our hearts. When we 13 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: feel regret or embarrassment over our actions, it can feel 14 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: almost impossible to shake. We convince ourselves that we do 15 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: not deserve forgiveness, so we struggle to fully embrace the 16 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: freedom Christ offers. Instead, we tend to shove our shame 17 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: and regret deep down or no one can see it. 18 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: But over time we realize that no amount of hiding, ignoring, 19 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: or covering it up can truly make it go away. 20 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: God calls us to repentance. He invites us to bring 21 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: our shame out of hiding and lay it down at 22 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: the foot of the cross, all of it. Not just 23 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: the manageable parts or the not so bad parts, but 24 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: the ugly, stingy, painful parts that make us cringe. Jesus 25 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: already knows those parts exist, He always has, and he 26 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: loves us anyway. Do you believe that? Do you believe 27 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: that Jesus not only loves us despite our mistakes, but 28 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: also forgives us for them. Not only that, but he 29 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: willingly died on the cross on our behalf, taking the 30 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: guilt and punishment for the sins we committed. That kind 31 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: of grace is difficult to fully grasp, and many of 32 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: us wrestle to believe it is truly meant for us. 33 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: The enemy would love nothing more than for us to 34 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: carry around shame and guilt, preventing us from living in 35 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: the abundant freedom Jesus offers. He wants us to hide, 36 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: covering up our failures and believing we are too far gone. 37 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: But Jesus invites us to bring our mistakes into the 38 00:02:56,600 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: light and allow him to carry them for us. In 39 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: the Bible, Romans eight one, Paul the Apostle wants readers 40 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: to understand the depth of God's grace. The word therefore 41 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: points back to everything he wrote in chapter seven, where 42 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: he describes the internal struggle we all face between wanting 43 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: to obey God and still battling sin. I do not 44 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: do the good I want to do, but instead I 45 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: keep doing the very thing I do not want to do. 46 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: There is a tension between wanting to live a life 47 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: that reflects Christ while still wrestling with sinful desires and 48 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: imperfect actions. It is part of the human condition that 49 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: we all experience. But the beauty of Romans eight to 50 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: one is this sin does not have the final word. 51 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: Shame does not win. Darkness does not define you. When 52 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: we feel conviction, we can allow it to lead us 53 00:03:55,080 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: toward repentance, healing, and restoration. But condemnation no longer has 54 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: power over those who are in Christ. God invites us 55 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: to walk beside him despite our failures. He offers freedom 56 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: instead of guilt, hope instead of hiding, and restoration instead 57 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: of shame. He is a God who restores, and he 58 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: longs for you to live in the freedom only he 59 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: can give. Are you carrying around a shame that you 60 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 1: can't shake? Is regret affecting your everyday life? Threatening to 61 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: take you down. If so, this prayer is for you. 62 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: Let's pray. Lord. I struggle to fully believe in your 63 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: all powerful ability to forgive and restore the things I 64 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: have done in my life. I wrestled with the idea 65 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: that you would willingly lay down your life to pay 66 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: for sins I knowingly committed. I am not sure I 67 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: will ever fully grasp the depth of the grease and 68 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: forgiveness you offer. But please do not let my lack 69 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: of understanding keep me from walking in the freedom you 70 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: have for me. I rebuke the spirit of condemnation rooted 71 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: in my heart. Lord, Please forgive me for all the 72 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: ways I have fallen short, for the sin hidden in 73 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 1: my heart, and for the ways I have disobeyed you. 74 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: I want to come humbly before your throne of grace, 75 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: ready and willing to lay down everything that burdens my soul. 76 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 1: I rebuke the lies that tell me I am not 77 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: good enough, that I am too far gone, or that 78 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: my sin is too big for you to redeem. Your 79 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 1: word speaks the opposite. You love me no matter what, 80 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: and you long for me to walk with you out 81 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: of my pain, shame, sin, and the weight of guilt. 82 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: Show me your ways, Lord, lead me away from sin. 83 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: Show me the better path, and give me the strength 84 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: and courage to make choices that reflect my love for 85 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: you instead of my love for the world. Allow my 86 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: life to be a light for you as I choose 87 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,559 Speaker 1: light instead of darkness. Give me the courage to share 88 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: this truth with the people you place in my life. Lord, 89 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: I know you desire for everyone to walk in the 90 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: freedom you offer. Please help me to be effective in 91 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: your kingdom as I share the good news of your 92 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 1: grace and redemption. Thank you for forgiving me. Thank you 93 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: for reaching into the depths of my soul and restoring 94 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: what sin try to take from me. Replace my shame 95 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: with truth, light, peace, and the abundant life found only 96 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: in you. In your precious name, we pray Amen. 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