Guilt and shame is part of my growing up experience. I’ve often thought that the generation ahead of me came out of the depression and World War II believing they needed to work extra hard and save everything - great skills that we need today as well. But that generation often implies guilt for taking a day off to spend with the family, or fathers to enjoy time with their kids. It was the mother’s job to take kids to church and teach kids morality. I’m over dramatizing but I can see where I’ve acquired a sense of guilt and shame for many decisions, rather than feeling the freedom to move ahead in life. His grace frees us from measuring up to human and cultural standards.
So peace is found only in trust, trust of the One who is in careful control of all the things that tend to rob you of your peace. He knows, he understands, he is in control of what appears to be chaos, he is never surprised, he is never confused, he never worries or loses a night’s sleep, he never walks off the job to take a rest, he never gets so busy with one thing that he neglects another, and he never plays favorites.
Paul David Tripp, New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional
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