Healing From Shame

[Ann]

You are reading from the book Touchstones.

The only intrinsic evil is lack of love.
--John Robinson

When we have feelings of guilt or self-hate, we have spiritual problems. It is a time to turn to our program for help. In the early stages of recovery we may, at times, feel more shameful than we ever did before, simply because we are becoming honest about how we feel. We may even become ashamed of our guilty feelings, and then the problem escalates.

Lack of love for ourselves is at the heart of our problem. We cannot become self-loving by force of will, but we can stop being so willful by simply yielding to the care of a loving God. At those moments we do not feel deserving of love, but we can stop fending it off. Perhaps God's love is coming to us in the concern of a friend or partner. Maybe it comes in the warm sunshine or in the smile of a child. As we yield to it, we take a spiritual leap into a world we don't control and we didn't create, but we can be healed by it.

Today, I will surrender to the love which comes from the world around me and let it teach me how to love myself.

[Ann]

Perhaps God's love is coming to us in the concern of a friend or partner. Maybe it comes in the warm sunshine or in the smile of a child. As we yield to it, we take a spiritual leap into a world we don't control and we didn't create, but we can be healed by it.

I believe that God forgives us long before we forgive ourselves, and when we can't love ourselves, God sends His love through in many ways yo help us heal.

Hugs
Ann

[lonlion]

I love these posts of yours Ann....


Keep them coming

Diana

[Ann]

Thanks, Lonlion, I have several daily readings that I really like and I enjoy bringing them here. Glad you enjoy them too.

Hugs
Ann