Getting Past Your PastSusan Fochler

May 2, 2015

We can’t escape the constant humiliation, shame is written across our faces. All we hear are the taunts of our mockers. All we see are our vengeful enemies.

Ps. 44:15, 16 NLT

Shame Colors How we See our Life

Saul: God’s Comfort needed Heal His Deep Unworthiness and Redeem His

Fear of Man• Is. 51:3: For the Lord will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places: He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord.

Joseph Learned To Stay Present with God, even in Hardship and Despair!

Psalm 51:10-12 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and

put a new and right spirit within me. !Do not cast me away from Your Presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. ! Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain in me a willing (generous)

spirit.

Even in prison, Joseph knew God was with and for him: Learned to

Serve so He could Lead

·•Make Your face shine upon Your servant, Save me for Your mercies sake. Ps. 31:16 NKJV

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Ps. 67:1: May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine

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May His face smile with favor on us. NLT

God’s Blessing to Each of Us: Aaronic Blessing Num. 6:24-27 ESV

The Lord bless you and keep you, !

(He reaches down from Heaven to be with you, extends His blessings

to make you fruitful and successful; He promises to watch over, protect

and guard you)

God’s Blessing to Each of Us:

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The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you,

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(He shines His light upon you; He smiles His approval all over your life. He extends

unceasing mercy and kindness to you and pours His life into yours.)

God looks you full on your face, eye to eye, He smiles His glowing approval all over your life. He shines His light upon you; He makes you prosper

with peace, life and well-being continuously.

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The Lord lift up His countenance upon you

and give you peace.