We all make mistakes. But some of our mistakes, aren't really mistakes. They are excuses for our sin. We wonder why life are isn't going as well as we like, or think that it should.
And maybe that's because we have not confessed our sin but continue to take part in it.
Mistakes can teach us lessons. Or they can lead us to places we don't want to go.
Consider the following devotion that I ran across today:
We have a problem confessing genuine sin even though it's absolutely critical to our spiritual well-being.
We reject God's grace and ruin human relationships when we ignore, excuse, underestimate, or justify our sins.
One common problem is believing we only make "understandable mistakes."
We must be able to identify and confess real sins - selfishness, anger, lust, bitterness, arrogance, idolatry, etc.
1 Corinthians 11:31-32 warns against participating in the Lord's Supper without first examining ourselves:
"If we would examine ourselves first, we would not come under God's judgment. But we are judged and punished by the Lord, so that we shall not be condemned together with the world." GNT
We don't simply make "mistakes." We are sinners who should regularly examine ourselves and admit our sins honestly.
Humble repentance leads to soul refreshment (Acts 3:19).
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It would do us well, to confess our sin each day. Try to live free of what we know is wrong. And ask God for forgiveness when we struggle with the things that keep us apart from Him.
Life isn't easy. But God stands ready to forgive.
If only we ask.
Thanks for coming by today friends. God bless you an yours!
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