"As you practice sacrifice this Lent with InterVarsity and World Vision ACT:S, some of you may start to feel guilty for all the things around you and the opportunities you have and may become resentful of your stuff and of those who have plenty like you. Some of you may feel ashamed of your house and the money in your bank account, or you may get angry and share this post on all your "rich" friends' Facebook walls. Some of you may get scared that these "bad things" may happen to you next so you'll start hoarding even more. Others of you may make a donation to a nonprofit right after reading this because you "have to".
Then you can replace guilt and shame with the grace and love of God; because it is this Love that was the foundation for Jesus’ coming among us and it should be the core value for our comings and goings as well–especially for working with those in material poverty, spiritual poverty, and poverty of being."
This week the ACT:S team's words can only be shared. Check out their video and resources people like you are creating for this week's challenge!
My prayer is that before guilt, shame, fear, obligation, or rage causes you to do anything, you would stop and realize that none of these feelings are from God...
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..Instead, read Romans 8:1 and see that there is no shame or condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Stand on that promise.
Then you can replace guilt and shame with the grace and love of God; because it is this Love that was the foundation for Jesus’ coming among us and it should be the core value for our comings and goings as well–especially for working with those in material poverty, spiritual poverty, and poverty of being."
This week the ACT:S team's words can only be shared. Check out their video and resources people like you are creating for this week's challenge!
Go to this link, and take the challenge!
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