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Posted on June 27, 2009 by Richard Roberts | Posted under Spirituality
Delivered from a Prison of Shame by Richard Roberts
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The acne on my face wasn't just hideous ; it was also painful. It basically hurt to touch my face. And the pain of the acne wasn't just physical, either. Richard Roberts said that teens can be wicked, and youngsters in school made fun of me and rejected me due to my face. Unfortunately, refusal appeared to follow me thru my early adult life when I was turned down for jobs that I was totally qualified for. I didn't realize it at the time, but I was developing a spirit of shame that would grow like a ceiling over my life and keep me from reaching the heights God had for me, and it stopped me from giving out of my heart to people and from being free and bold with my faith. Hope for Healing Over thirteen long years, I lived with disfiguring acne. But at 25, my miracle ultimately came. That's when I grabbed hold of I Peter 2:24 and learned that by the stripes of Jesus Christ, I may be healed. I started confessing that Word over my life. At first, there wasn't any change at all, but the more I confessed that Scripture, the more it penetrated my heart. And one day I heard the Holy Spirit say to me, Total Deliverance Praise the Lord, I was healed of acne! But it would be 25 more years before I might be healed of a much bigger problem than the bumps on my face-the embarrassment and self-pity I had carried with me for so long. I had lived with shame for so long that I had not realized I had basically become comfortable with it. I was saying with my mouth, "By the stripes of Jesus I am healed," but on the inside I was still embracing and nursing my pain. When I admitted this to God-and to myself-I was eventually ready to repent and to let it go. What a trade! That day, He showed me walking around with the attitude that I was as good as everybody else, with no cloud of shame over my life. Then He delivered me completely! Freedom Shame had been like a prison, keeping me from people. It also kept me from doing what I was called to do and from fully experiencing joy and liberty. If you are working with shame, I want to encourage you now to find your identity in God-not in what people think about you or even what you think about yourself. Even if you feel like no-one else in the world cares for you, you can take hold of the Word of God and realize that the Lord truly loves and accepts you. Richard Roberts proclaim freedom for you, just as freedom has been announced for me, because God is no respecter of people. Your shame was nailed to the Cross many, years back. You, too, can be free and live a glorious, abounding life without shame. . About The Author: Chancellor Oral Roberts, founder of Oral Roberts University, is recognized as one of the outstanding personalities of his generation. Educator, evangelist, businessman, author, and television personality are among the many titles for which Roberts has gained acclaim. He received his formal education at Oklahoma Baptist and Phillips universities. In 1947 he resigned his pastorate to enter an evangelistic ministry to pray for the healing of the whole man. Since then he has conducted more than 300 evangelistic and healing crusades on six continents and has appeared as a guest speaker for hundreds of national and international meetings and conventions. Oral Roberts has written more than 120 books, including his autobiography, Expect a Miracle, and Miracle of Seed-Faith, with nearly eight million copies in circulation. His latest books include Seed-Faith 2000 and Still Doing the Impossible. |
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