Admitting What’s Wrong (2)
Tuesday October 25, 2016
“We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” It’s time to confess the error of our ways in dealing with life in the isolation of our own minds and hearts. Simply telling ourselves the truth about our need for God and others will actually bring us out of isolation and closer to the life of freedom and hope we desire.
Telling ourselves the truth in Step Five helps us come to terms with the fact that we have a problem, and it is time to take responsibility for our part in that problem. Telling the truth, rather than simply mulling it around in our heads, will bring clarity and order and peace. God created us for relationship and there is great power in truthfully admitting what’s gone wrong in our lives, and what needs changing.
People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. (Proverbs 28:13 NLT) The exact nature of our wrongs is rooted in the lie we tell ourselves that our problems are caused by what is around us rather than what is within us. Trying to sort things out and solve problems on our own only created greater problems for ourselves and those around us. Relationship problems are only solved in relationship. We need to admit that we don’t have all the answers. We need to learn from God’s word and listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. We need to listen to the advice of mentors and others who have walked with God for a time. With God’s help, we need to apply what we have learned in His word to our daily living.
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again: I will obey your righteous regulations. I have suffered much, O Lord; restore my life again as you promised. (Psalm 119:105-107 NLT)
As a principle for daily living, Step Five invites us to reflect on what we have been admitting to ourselves, and now need to admit to someone else, those secret things we have been carrying in our hearts for some time.
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