YET I REFUSE TO BE ASHAMED (4)

Post date: Nov 25, 2019 3:26:26 PM

Refuse to listen to the things seeking to make you ashamed of your past; refuse to associate with people that seeks to remind you of your past failures and hurts; refuse to pay attention to words and actions that do not give you hope and assurance for the future; refuse dreams and thoughts that ungodly, without hoe and without courage. The future is not what we see but God knows it well and is taking you there through His grace and power. Despite being slaves for four hundred and thirty years, God did not forget the children of Israel, despite suffering several punishments and shame in the hands of the Egyptians, God in His power and love took them out, lead them all the way, and brought them safely to the place He had promised, to the future He had prepared and planned, and He gave the blessings He had intended. Your past is never a hindrance to the future God had destined for your life, it is whom you believe, what you believe and it is the actions you consistently take from now on. God did not design you to have shame or remain in that shame, shame is the work and desire of the devil against you and you must overcome it.

This is God’s words for you, this is God’s plans for you and this is God’s desires for you from now and in the future to come: - “Now it shall be, if you diligently listen to and obey the voice of the Lord your God being careful to do all of His commandments which I am commanding you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you pay attention to the voice of the Lord your God. You will be blessed in the city and you will be blessed in the field. The offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your animals, the offspring of your herd and the young of your flock will be blessed. Your basket and your kneading bowl will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and you will be blessed when you go out. The Lord will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way but flee before you seven ways. The Lord will command the blessing upon you in your storehouses and in all that you undertake, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you. The Lord will establish you as a people holy and set apart to Himself just as He has sworn to you if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk, that is, live your life each and every day in His ways. So all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will be afraid of you. The Lord will give you great prosperity, in the offspring of your body and in the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your ground in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. The Lord will open for you His good treasure house, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. The Lord will make you the head, leader and not the tail, follower; and you will be above only, and you will not be beneath if you listen and pay attention to the commandments of the Lord your God which I am commanding you today to observe them carefully. Do not turn aside from any of the words which I am commanding you today, to the right or to the left, to follow and serve other gods.” Deuteronomy 28:1-14

Shame takes you back and keeps you behind in everything on every side; it clouds your dreams and shadows your future with darkness. It prevents your elevating thoughts and stops your positive actions. It causes you to lost your good senses and good self. Your change will come despite the delays and the struggles; your blessings will come despite the works from the powers of darkness to deny you your rights; the peace from heaven will comfort you despite the several disappointments; God will direct your heart, your steps, and your ways despite your remaining too long at one spot; the Lord will wipe away your tears despite the frustrations and experiences in life. The enemy that caused your shame will see you being blessed. For prayers, Click here