It happened one day on the school playground when I was in 5th grade. A girl who I thought was my friend suddenly called me a “blockhead.” As all the surrounding kids laughed, she went on shouting that my head was too big for my… Continue Reading “Choosing to Let My Shame Be Covered”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Abased, Accused, Anguish, Bad Reputation, Blame, Condemnation, Condemned, Conscience, crime, Crisis, Culpability, Degraded, Discredited, Disgraced, dishonor, Dishonored, Dismay, Embarrassed, Embarrassing, Embarrassment, Error, Fault, guilt, Guilty, Humbling, Humiliation, Ill repute, Infamy, Loss of Face, Mortified, Notoriety, notorious, Offence, Put Down, Regret, Remorse, Repentance, Sad, Scandal, Scandalized, Self-Condemnation, Self-disgust, Self-hatred, shame, Shameful, sin, Sorrow, Stain, Stigma
Posted on December 30, 2024
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The new year is upon us, and that means resolutions! Many of us are making promises to initiate changes in our lives. I have heard mixed reviews regarding the effectiveness of such commitments. Most of us give up on the pledges made on January… Continue Reading “Choosing a GUILTLESS New Year”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Change, Change my life, Clean Heart, Cleansed from sin, False Guilt, Forgive and forget, Forgive me, Forgiven, forgiveness, freedom, Freedom from guilt, freedom from past mistakes, freedom from past sin, God's mercy, guilt, Guilty, Healing, Hope, Hope for the new year, Humble, Humility, I want to change, Making Changes, new start, New Year, New Year Resolution, Pain, Redemption, Relationship healing, Release, Repentance, shame, sin, Soul Pain, Starting Over
It’s a condition that I have had for many years now. I am prone to develop infections in my colon that can be extremely painful. It has put me in the hospital in the past, and I have come to recognize the feeling in… Continue Reading “Choosing Real Comfort”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Comfort, Confusion, Desensitized, Discomfort, Emotional Pain, Feel better, Feelings, God's Comfort, guilt, Identity, Internal Wholeness, Internet porn, Medicate, Medication, Misunderstood, Negativity, Numb, Numbing the pain, Pain, Porn, Pornography, Psychic Pain, Real Comfort, Sadness, Self Reliance, Self-medicate, Self-Medication, Sickness, sin, Soul Medication, Symptoms, Unforgiveness, Wholeness
Who wouldn’t want to be Bilbo the Hobbit upon finding a magic ring? Oh, the mischievous things that could be done! In addition, there would be the unique comfort that comes with the ability to turn invisible, hiding from the prying eyes of goblins,… Continue Reading “Choosing More than Appearances”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Addicted, Addictions, Anonymity, Anonymous, Appearance, Appearances, Approval, Bilbo Baggins, Camouflage, Cloak of Righteousness, Cloaked, Conceal, Concealed, Cover, Cover up, Covered, Crucifixion, Cruel, Cruel intentions, Cruelty, Deceit, Deceitful, Deceitful Heart, Don't look, Fear of Man, Good works, Goodness, guilt, Guilty, Gyges, Harry Potter, Hidden, Hide myself, Hiding, Identity, Identity in Christ, Invisibility, Invisibility Cloak, Invisibility ring, Invisible, Magic Ring, Mask, Masks, Motivations, Myth of Gyges, naked, Nakedness, Narcessist, Narcissism, Narcissistic, Others Approval, Pretend, Right Appearance, Righteous, Righteousness, Righteousness of Christ, Ring of Invisibility, See, Seeing, shame, Shameful, sin, Temptation, The Cross, The Right Look, Vulnerability, Vulnerable
Posted on January 3, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The new year is upon us, and that means resolutions! Many of us are making promises to ourselves to initiate changes in our lives. I have heard mixed reviews regarding the effectiveness of such commitments. The vast majority of us give up on the… Continue Reading “Choosing to Leave the Past Behind”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accusations, Confession, Effective Resolutions, False Guilt, forgive, forgiveness, freedom, guilt, Happy New Year, Humility, Leprosy, New Year Resolution, Pride, Release, Repent, Repentance, Resolutions, sin, Success, Unbelief
Posted on November 15, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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The note was addressed to the leadership of our ministry, but for some reason it was put in my box to deal with. A few weeks earlier our facility had been used as a wedding venue. Several of our ministry staff volunteered to help… Continue Reading “Choosing Not to Accuse”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accuse, Accuser, Accusing, Allegations, Bitterness, Blame, Condemn, Condemnation, Condemning, forgive, forgiveness, guilt, judge, judging, Judgment, Merciful, Mercy
Posted on May 31, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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I remember the first time I stole something. I was six or seven years old, and I walked out of a store with a candy bar in my pocket. When I didn’t get caught and nothing bad happened, I was surprised. As a child… Continue Reading “Choosing to Recognize My Own Sin”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 7 Deadly Sins, Agree with God, Alienation from God, Cardinal Sins, Cleansing, Confess, Confession, Consequences, Corruption, Disobedience, forgiveness, guilt, Guilty, Iniquity, Lawless, Lawlessness, Morality, My Own Rules, My Own Way, No Boundaries, Offense, Rebel, Rebellion, Redemption, Repent, Repentance, Rescued, Rescuer, Salvation, Separation from God, sin, Transgression, Trespasses, Unacceptable Behavior
Posted on October 12, 2020
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It happened one day on the school playground when I was in 5th grade. A girl who I thought was my friend suddenly called me a “blockhead.” As all the surrounding kids laughed, she went on shouting that my head was too big for… Continue Reading “Choosing the Right Clothes”
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