Highlights from Chapter 13
No More Shame
“In that day you will feel no shame
Because of all your deeds
By which you have rebelled against Me;
For then I will remove from your midst
Your proud, exulting ones,
And you will never again be haughty.”
—Zephaniah 3:11
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Do to Others
Luke 6:31 says, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
If it is a relationship that we are hoping for, by being demanding or pursuing, we have proven that it is not a caring relationship at all. A caring relationship is where both parties are happy to be with each other. When it is not pleasant for either party, it’s time for us (don’t look at them) to gain all we want and all we need for happiness from the Lord—who is the ultimate, perfect, and endless source of true joy.
Joy, unlike happiness, is constant. Happiness can change with the situation, but joy, true joy, remains and comforts us when the situation should be terribly painful.
If you are plagued with shame or guilt, all it takes is to seek the Lord more intimately today, especially when you feel rejected. It’s the best cure to rid you of the compulsion of always setting yourself up for rejection, by no longer being in hot pursuit of those who have rejected you, as you do to others as you want them to do to you!