Humiliation is a universal emotion. We know what it feels like, and we all seek to get out of that spot as quickly as we can. There are many places in the Bible where we see humiliation’s powerful effect on the various persons mentioned. The question then arises, how should we consider helping our counselees who are experiencing shame.
Shame May Be A Good Place to Be
There are a number of examples where the writers of scripture think that the appropriate emotional response to a particular situation is shame. Consider Daniel 9:8, “Open shame belongs to us, O Lord.” Or when Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, “I say this to your shame.” (1 Cor. 6:5). When a counselee has sinned, their conscience may be pricked, and the emotion of shame is driving them to repentance. Emotions, in many ways, serve as a quick summary of the heart of a person. When a person is experiencing the emotion of shame, this tells us a lot about what is going on in their heart.
Our desire may be to help a counselee who is experiencing shame to get out of that emotion as quick as they can, but that
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