Comments on: Shame: Peter’s and Ours. http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/ — Excellence in Life, Leadership, Worship and the Arts — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:24:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: faithwalk http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2496 faithwalk Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:16:34 +0000 http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2496 Shame wraps it tentacles around a persons heart squeezing the life out of it, and whispers tormenting thoughts that leave them crippled. Like regret, shame robs us of our joy, but it was never God's intent for us to live under it's shadow. One of my greatest blessings was when I realized I could do nothing outside of Jesus grace enabling me. And by that grace I am learning that when I don't get something right, to quickly fall at Jesus feet in repentance, accept His forgiveness, imeasurable love and grace, then get back up and keep pressing in to His love, and move forward in the Kingdom. Being in ministry offers lots of opportunites for humility, and keeps me in desperation for more and more of Christ Jesus life and His love in my heart, so I can be a blessing to others. He is so faithful and we are so blessed to know and be known of Him! Great posts here Phil, may the Lord bless you! Susan Shame wraps it tentacles around a persons heart squeezing the life out of it, and whispers tormenting thoughts that leave them crippled. Like regret, shame robs us of our joy, but it was never God’s intent for us to live under it’s shadow.

One of my greatest blessings was when I realized I could do nothing outside of Jesus grace enabling me. And by that grace I am learning that when I don’t get something right, to quickly fall at Jesus feet in repentance, accept His forgiveness, imeasurable love and grace, then get back up and keep pressing in to His love, and move forward in the Kingdom.

Being in ministry offers lots of opportunites for humility, and keeps me in desperation for more and more of Christ Jesus life and His love in my heart, so I can be a blessing to others. He is so faithful and we are so blessed to know and be known of Him!

Great posts here Phil, may the Lord bless you!

Susan

]]> By: rindy http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2465 rindy Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:22:38 +0000 http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2465 I love how you are bringing the Bible to life. For me in my Christian walk, realizing and truly knowing that this is real, the people are real, and I am a part of all of this. It is amazing. It gives strength when I see that "huge" people, like Peter, experienced some of the same feelings, like shame, that I do (and even more that Jesus himself experienced many of the same emotions). Thank you for pushing us a little farther down the road on this journey... I love how you are bringing the Bible to life. For me in my Christian walk, realizing and truly knowing that this is real, the people are real, and I am a part of all of this. It is amazing. It gives strength when I see that “huge” people, like Peter, experienced some of the same feelings, like shame, that I do (and even more that Jesus himself experienced many of the same emotions).

Thank you for pushing us a little farther down the road on this journey…

]]> By: Joni Ruhs http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2448 Joni Ruhs Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:42:26 +0000 http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2448 "Everybody you know knows what you’ve done, and those who don’t have heard about it." Yick. I always hate working out an issue that has been obvious to everyone but me. I feel like such an idiot for not recognizing it earlier. Shame is hard to shake. I tend to feel like people won't think I'm really repentant if I don't feel bad for what I've done. Even after there has been confession and forgiveness. I'm learning how to step out a little and risk the freedom in Christ but its scary for me. “Everybody you know knows what you’ve done, and those who don’t have heard about it.”
Yick. I always hate working out an issue that has been obvious to everyone but me. I feel like such an idiot for not recognizing it earlier.
Shame is hard to shake. I tend to feel like people won’t think I’m really repentant if I don’t feel bad for what I’ve done. Even after there has been confession and forgiveness. I’m learning how to step out a little and risk the freedom in Christ but its scary for me.

]]> By: Julie http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2443 Julie Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:22:50 +0000 http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2443 ugh....the anticipation is killing me!! ugh….the anticipation is killing me!!

]]> By: Phil http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2429 Phil Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:23:28 +0000 http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2429 Thanks Jonell - you too! Right now I'm trying to decide if I want to post "Peter's Relief" sometime tomorrow in anticipation of Resurrection Sunday, or if I want to wait a day. Guess you'll find out along with everyone else, won't you? ;-) Writing this series has been good for me. I hope readers slow down enough to let the emotion sink in. Phil— Thanks Jonell – you too!

Right now I’m trying to decide if I want to post “Peter’s Relief” sometime tomorrow in anticipation of Resurrection Sunday, or if I want to wait a day.

Guess you’ll find out along with everyone else, won’t you? ;-)

Writing this series has been good for me. I hope readers slow down enough to let the emotion sink in.

Phil—

]]> By: Jonell http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2424 Jonell Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:32:28 +0000 http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/shame-peters-and-ours/#comment-2424 Good writing here, Phil! It's like the first act ends, we break for intermission and we have to return for the "rest of the story." Even though we already know how the story ends, I like how you are writing this to let us know some of the feelings and attitudes they might have experienced at that time. I've always liked listening to Bible teachers who are able to put themselves in the shoes/sandles of Bible characters and bring them to life as true human beings with feelins and attitudes like you and me. Sunday's comin' and I can't wait! I'm walking into Easter this year with a different perspective ... thanks to you and your blog! Have a wonderful Resurrection Sunday! Jonell Good writing here, Phil!

It’s like the first act ends, we break for intermission and we have to return for the “rest of the story.” Even though we already know how the story ends, I like how you are writing this to let us know some of the feelings and attitudes they might have experienced at that time. I’ve always liked listening to Bible teachers who are able to put themselves in the shoes/sandles of Bible characters and bring them to life as true human beings with feelins and attitudes like you and me.

Sunday’s comin’ and I can’t wait! I’m walking into Easter this year with a different perspective … thanks to you and your blog!

Have a wonderful Resurrection Sunday!

Jonell

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