Coming Clean About It All
Monday February 4, 2019
God created us to live in loving relationship with Him. All destructive and addictive behaviour is rooted in the breakdown of that relationship. Instead of turning to God for help in our time of need, we try to fix problems ourselves and end up in a worse condition than before. Our rebellion against God and His ways is at the root of all our wrongs.
All of us wrestle with our conscience in relationships where we struggle. We use lots of different strategies to rationalize our poor behaviour towards others. We may lie to ourselves and pretend that what we have done is not so bad in comparison to what others have done. We minimize how our conduct negatively impacted others. We hope that working hard at being good will offset the wrongs we have done.
To be at peace with ourselves, we must stop rationalizing our past behaviour, acknowledge the error of our ways, realize the hurt we’ve caused, and turn away from our destructive lifestyle.
Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. (Proverbs 28:13 NIV)
When we expose the exact nature of our wrongs, we think God will be surprised by our admission of what we have done, forgetting that He already knows every detail of our history and the true nature of our issues.
When we bring our issues before God, He hears our cries for help and rescues us from all our troubles. He has forgiveness for our wrong doing, healing for our brokenness, and good guidance for building healthy relationships.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I confess the foundation of all my wrong doing is my unwillingness to trust You and surrender to Your ways. You alone know what is best for me. Today I choose to trust Your plan for my life and thank You for giving me hope and a future. Amen
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