🩷 Devotional: Letting Go of Shame and Walking as a New Creature in Christ ✨
There is a quiet ache many women carry—memories that sting, choices we regret, seasons we wish we could rewrite. Shame whispers. Guilt lingers. The enemy loves to remind us of who we were.
But God, rich in mercy, speaks a different word over us.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJB)
In the dispensation of grace, God is not reforming the old you. He isn’t polishing your past or asking you to make up for it. He has crucified the old you with Christ and given you an entirely new identity in Him.
“And ye are complete in him…”
— Colossians 2:10 (KJB)
“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.”
— Colossians 3:3 (KJB)
Your past "in Adam" is gone.
Your shame is not yours to carry.
Your guilt has no authority over your standing before God.
In Christ, you can now walk in newness of life—not because you feel new, but because God has declared it so.
“…even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
— Romans 6:4 (KJB)
💜 Walking in newness of life means:
- Letting God’s truth speak louder than your memories
- Choosing grace over self‑condemnation
- Remembering that your identity is not tied to your past but to Christ’s finished work
- Resting in the acceptance you already have in Him
You are not defined by what you did.
You are defined by what Christ has done.
And today, you get to walk forward as the woman God has made you—beloved, forgiven, complete, and new.
🩷Simple Prayer🙏
Lord, thank You for making me a new creature in Christ. Help me release the shame and guilt that no longer belong to me. Teach my heart to rest in the truth of who I am in You—complete, forgiven, and fully accepted. Strengthen me to walk each day in the newness of life You’ve given me by Your grace. Amen.
🦋Journaling Prompts🪻📖
1. What past shame or guilt do I need to release to God today, knowing I am a new creature in Christ?
2. How does my identity “in Christ” change the way I see myself, my story, and my future?
Here’s a gentle, grace‑anchored 7‑day Scripture writing plan designed to help women release past shame and rest in their identity as new creatures in Christ. Each passage is from the KJB and chosen from a Mid‑Acts perspective, focusing on who we are in Christ and what God has already accomplished for us through His grace.
🩵 7‑Day Scripture Writing Plan: Letting Go of Past Shame
Grab your King James Bible, some colored pens, and a notebook and
write one verse each day meditating upon the verse.
🩷Day 1 — You Are a New Creature in Christ
2 Corinthians 5:17
Write this verse slowly and reflect on what “all things are become new” means for your story.
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💜Day 2 — No Condemnation in Christ
Romans 8:1
Let the truth of “no condemnation” settle into the places where shame tries to speak.
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🩵Day 3 — Your Past Is Buried With Christ
Romans 6:6–7
Write these verses as a declaration that the old you is crucified with Him.
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🩷Day 4 — You Are Forgiven and Redeemed
Ephesians 1:7
Let the words “forgiveness” and “riches of His grace” reshape how you see your past.
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💜Day 5 — You Are Complete in Him
Colossians 2:10
Write this verse as a reminder that nothing from your past can make you “less than” in Christ.
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🩵Day 6 — Your Life Is Hid With Christ
Colossians 3:3–4
Let this passage remind you that your identity is secure, protected, and defined by Him—not by your history.
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🩷Day 7 — Forgetting the Things Behind
Philippians 3:13–14
Write these verses as a commitment to press forward in grace, not backward into shame.
To learn more about how to do Scripture Writing, see my blog post this CLICK HERE
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