Shame is not just one of many emotions we stumble into but rather the alienation we feel from God from conception that persists even after becoming a Christian. We explore the shame grandiosity cycle, where we attempt to cover our shame through performance that inevitably leads to falling and confirming our original self-contempt. What's particularly insidious about this cycle is that our seemingly positive goals—losing weight, achieving academically, building a successful career, being an excellent parent—might actually be unconscious attempts to cover shame we haven't even named.• Shame is slippery and difficult to define because none of us have ever lived in a world without it• The "stilts" analogy describes how we attempt to cover shame through performance• Grandiosity refers to strategies that promise to cover shame but ultimately cannot deliver• Our positive goals and aspirations often mask underlying shame we haven't named• Romans 6-8 contrasts the shame-based system with the freedom found in Christ• The constant feeling of indebtedness keeps us trapped in the shame cycle• Breaking free requires identifying where our shame originates, not just trying harder• True healing comes through stepping off the stilts and walking on solid groundWe invite you to reflect on where you feel like a debtor – to people, society, yourself, or God – and rest in the truth that Jesus has paid all your debt. You're invited to live as an heir who has been given all the riches of Christ rather than someone constantly trying to earn your worth.Send us a text

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