What Is Iniquity And What Does It Have To Do With My Recovery?
Most of us have gone through the process of admitting to God, to ourselves, and to someone else where we have failed and caused harm. While that initial unburdening of our heart was very freeing, it is an all too common truth that many of us either failed to recognize or skipped events that we were not ready to face. We admitted those things we had done wrong but were unable to sort out "the exact nature of our wrongs." God wants to take us forward in this journey, not to condemn us and knock us down when we are just beginning to stand, but to bring us to experience the freedom we long for.
The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? (Jeremiah 17:9 NLT)
God knows that we are deceitful at our core and many evil patterns are ingrained in us because of family history, our culture, our choices, and life events. We all have destructive thoughts and behaviours which are very familiar to us and continue to impact our thoughts, emotions, and behaviour. God wants to deal with the true heart of the problem – the brokenness that leads to patterns of failure and wrongdoing. The Bible has a word for this – iniquity.
Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord” and you forgave the guilt of my sin. (Psalm 32:5 NIV)
The journey of recovery is the moment by moment bringing of our motives and desires as well as our actions before God, so He can show us where we are self-centered and continuing to live in destructive ways. Because of God's mercy and kindness towards us, He will continue the process of speaking the truth about our twisted and broken emotional thought patterns. May God give us grace to agree with Him on every point and the willingness to choose for action that rids us of everything that hinders.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, You know my heart better than I know it myself. By the power of Your Holy Spirit, help me to understand the reasons below my actions and humbly admit wrongdoing where needed. Please give me the courage to bring about core changes so that I may live in freedom from everything that hinders me. Amen
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