SHED MY SKIN

An Interview w/ the Prodigal Son ~Pt 1

Me: What took you so long to come to your senses?

PS: I couldn’t go home b/c I was so ashamed of myself. All I could think about was what my family would say; how my brother would treat me, react to me. I thought they would look down on me, so I stayed out there. I got the reaction I expected from my brother, but the reaction I got from my father… I didn’t expect. I broke is heart and that hurt me even more.

I saw myself as a loser, and flawed. I had everything but I wanted more. I wanted it all. I couldn’t control my impulses. I couldn’t let go of the thought that I should be punished for my sinful behavior.  I think this made me stay out there longer. The more I believed in my mind that my family would reject me the further I got into my addictions and the deeper I went into the abyss.

As far as God went, I convinced myself that He was done with me. Cut off. So I didn’t bother to connect to him. Come to find out I was living a lie.

I had to stop listening to the demons in my head and believing my imaginations. I had to own up to my behaviors and ask for forgiveness regardless of their reaction. I had to get right with God regardless, Mike. I sinned against Him and he is the only one that can restore us back to sanity.

My Thoughts on “Shed my Skin”

Life Application

When I heard the lyrics to this song I thought of the story of the prodigal son. Shed my Skin is a song about our need to change and our need to resolve our past. Living with regret only breeds depression and for some addiction. We need to come out from behind our masks and work through our past, our sins and bad choices. This is difficult for some b/c they feel like they won’t be received from family or friends. The fact of the matter is they might be right, but God is always at the end of the driveway wanting to hug us and to forgive us. God will love us back to repentance. He did it for the prodigal son and he will do for us. CLICK ME

I think the prodigal son was saying are you ready for me. I think he woke up each day hoping he would find peace. When he came to his senses he was thinking, “I need to shed my skin.” “I can’t go back.””I’m better than this.”

Dedicated to Alter Bridge

~ Michael. PhDc, MS, Certified Life Coach