I don’t think a person can love someone and be ashamed of them at the same time. Maybe I’m wrong? Love and shame don’t seem to mix. Love draws a person in closer while shame pushes them away. Shame runs into the darkness but love is happy to show itself because it has nothing to hide. Shame endures nothing and breaks easily. Love endures all things; always hopes, always trusts.
Love never fails.
Surround yourself with people who love you – the real you – and not people who are ashamed of you. And be sure you are not carrying shame towards yourself or who you are; who God made you to be. The world needs who you were created to be. Don’t beat yourself up for not being perfect – no one is perfect. Be at peace with who you are and know that God loves you right where you are; and He wants you to love him right now where you are, on the journey, halfway there, imperfection and all, He doesn’t mind because you are His child and He accepts you.
Let’s learn to accept others for who they are. Shame doesn’t bring healing to anyone – it is love that heals the soul.
Very true
Thank you for the feedback Kristina! Hope all is going well with you~
Interesting thoughts here – Yes, I do believe that true love doesn’t support shame or shaming however my personal experience has taught me that when we do feel shame it’s less about the other person and more about our own world view and how we feel about ourselves. To let go of shame in love we need to embrace the imperfect about us otherwise the imperfect in the other will always cause shame and embarrassment.
Yes, that is a beautiful sentiment you shared. Thank you for sharing your experiences on this topic. It is hard to put these complex feelings into words and having others share their thoughts helps us to understand even more. I think it is important that we talk about these issues which typically lurk in the dark corners of our lives. Society needs a greater capacity for acceptance of other’s choices in general.