Coming clean with God
'Coming clean with God' PSALM 32:3-4
A woman who completed a walk around the world confessed she travelled part-way in a support truck. 'I shouldn't be remembered as the first woman to walk round the world when I cheated,' she said. How many of us would even have admitted our deception? The Psalmist said, 'When I kept silent about my sin...Your hand was heavy upon me.' Confessing your sins:
a) lets you experience God's forgiveness: He already knows about them anyway, but how can He forgive you while you're busy making excuses and blame-shifting? John says, '...if we confess...he will forgive our sins...' (1John 1:9 NCV). The first move is up to you.
b) restores your emotional and physical energy: Nothing's more draining than denial and nothing gives you energy and enthusiasm like having a clean slate. David said, 'My strength...failed because of my iniquity...' (Psalm 31:10 NAS). Reflecting on his affair with Bathsheba, he said, 'When I kept silent... my vitality was drained...I acknowledged my sin...and You forgave the guilt' (Psalm 32:3-5 NAS)
c) allows you to move on: Confession allows you to hit the 'reset' button and start again. It draws a line between the past and future.
d) lets you grow: Thomas Edison said failure taught him over a thousand ways not to make a light bulb! Making your mistakes work for you instead of against you starts with confessing them to God and accepting His forgiveness.
written by Bob Gass