Barriers to Worship| Guilt and Shame

It can be really difficult to let go of things from our past. We can let feelings of guilt & shame become weights that we aren’t meant to bear. We have to remember that we are called to bring our feelings in line with the truth that has been revealed to us in God’s Word. Romans 8:1-2 says it beautifully: “So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.” These verses point us to a powerful truth: Instead of having to try to please God in our own strength, we can begin to live knowing that He is already pleased with us, simply because we are in Christ, and Christ (by the Spirit) is in us!