Firing The Committee In My Head

 We have all done things we are not proud of.  Some of us think we’ve done more harm than others, done worse things than them, or continued for longer than they did.  Shame is an overwhelming emotion that the evil one encourages us to wallow in.  The voices of shame are relentless in their accusation. The committee in our head starts up as soon as we wake up and doesn’t shut up until we manage to get to sleep again.  When we put God in charge one of the first things He will do, with our permission, is to fire the committee in our head.  

 God has given us a new start in life because He loves us.  He’s been waiting for us to turn away from our destructive habits and rotten attitudes. When we turn to Him for forgiveness and saving, He will do as He has promised.  He knows we have made a wreck of our lives. As the verse says, we were “dead in our transgressions” but….God’s grace is greater than all our sin!

 I have been crucified with Christ. I don’t live any longer, but Christ lives in me. Now I live my life in my body by faith in the Son of God. He loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20 NIRV) 

 So, the next time the committee in our head tries to speak, we get to hold our head high and turn off the noise by saying, “Because of God’s great love for me, I’ve been made alive in Christ.  I’m washed clean.  I’m a brand new person.  That old me is gone and this new me is the beloved son/daughter of God.”

Prayer:  Lord Jesus,  I am so grateful to live in Your love today and to hold my head high with the dignity that You give me.  My old life is gone.  Help me to live my new life in the truth that “there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus”. Amen

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