Your Past Doesn't Get the Final Word
Shame Tries to Define Us
Read Joshua 2:1, 4-6
- The labels people give us are not the identity God gives us.
- Shame wants one chapter of your life to become the title of your story.
- God sees far more in us than our past ever could.
Key Thought:
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One label can than every other part of your story.
Same doesn't just remind you of , it tries to convince you that's .
The labels we believe eventually become the through which we see ourselves.
Faith Responds
Read Joshua 2:9-11
- Everyone can hear about God, but faith chooses to respond.
- Faith is a decision before circumstances ever change.
- Trust begins long before we have all the answers.
Key Thought:
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Faith isn't simply about what God has done. Faith is to what you've heard.
God Gives Us a New Identity
Read Joshua 2:9-11
- God invites imperfect people into His story.
- God changes our identity before He changes our circumstances.
- Believing what God says about us changes the future we live toward.
Key Thought:
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God doesn't just rescue people, He rewrites their stories.
Grace Rewrites the Story
Read JMatthew 1:5
- Redemption is greater than your past.
- God remembers what He has done in your life, not simply what you've done.
- God's grace doesn't erase your story—it redeems it.
Key Thought:
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The people of Jericho remembered Rahab for what had done. God remembered Rahab for what had done.
Whose voice are you going to ?
Call to Action
- Choose to believe God's voice over the voice of shame.
- Stop introducing yourself by a name God no longer calls you.
- Live from your identity in Christ, not your past.