Letting Go of Shame + Embracing Grace

Shame has a way of whispering lies that sound like truth.
“You’re too broken.”
“You messed up too many times.”
“You should’ve known better.”

But here’s what shame doesn’t want you to know: Jesus already carried it.

He didn’t come to point fingers. He came to break chains.

Shame paralyzes. Grace restores.

Shame makes you want to hide. It tells you you're not worthy to show up, not good enough to try again, not clean enough to be close to God.

But grace?
Grace says, “Come anyway.”
Grace says, “I already paid for that.”
Grace says, “You're still Mine.”

You can’t out-sin God’s grace.

No matter how far you've wandered, how long you’ve carried that guilt, or how loud that inner critic has gotten, you are not beyond God’s reach.

In fact, He specializes in meeting us right in the middle of our mess.
That’s where He does His best work.

Letting go doesn’t mean pretending it didn’t happen.

It means choosing to believe that Jesus meant it when He said “It is finished.”
It means giving Him the burden you were never meant to carry.
It means walking in freedom, not just forgiveness.

Grace > Guilt

Let this be your reminder today:

💖 You are not what you did.

💖 You are not what they said.

💖 You are not the worst thing you’ve been through.

💖 You are forgiven, redeemed, and fully loved.

Scripture to Hold Onto:

📖 Romans 8:1 – “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

📖 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

📖 2 Corinthians 12:9 – “But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”

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