Spiritual Procrastination
As we think about "Rising from Shame" this week, we will look at the life of King Saul. He was anointed with high hopes as a King to rescue God's people. He was a valiant fighter, leading his nation to freedom from those who wanted to harm them. Yet his reign ends in shame. Why did he fall apart? The answer is not a single defining event as it was a series of escalating events that led him to his fall. When we fall short of what God expects of us (and all of us will), but we refuse to own it and admit it, we will journey from guilt to shame. When we are guilty of wrong, we can do something good about that. If we ignore it, it will take on a life of its own that drags us into self-defeating shame. Saul's life demonstrates this. How do we arrest our guilt and shame? How do we climb out of it and learn to move in a new direction? Let's find out together.
