 I'm convinced unhealed shame is one of the most destructive things that can be present in our lives. When we have bought into these lies, when we've bought into these beliefs about ourselves about who we are, even when we're in Christ and we let those things kind of formulate our identity or our perspective of ourselves or our lives, we let the shame fuel our own insecurities or the walls we put up and we push away people in order to not be vulnerable with them because we have affirmed these lies that the shame has told us in our heart. The only way I truly believe that we can be healed from that is in relationship and ultimately in relationship with God. That is the most healing and powerful relationship being in connection with him, him speaking over us, him delighting in us, him affirming who we are in him, but also in safe communities with people that affirm our identity as a child of God, as loved, as forgiven. I truly believe it's in those safe relationships where we find security and healing.