There’s something so releasing about confession. I’m sure it’s no coincidence that the same action that starts our journey as a Christian (see ABC’s of becoming a Christian) is the same one that we have to perform over and over throughout our journey. And each time it’s as if the old passes away and the new begins…over and over.
I had to confess something to Scott today. The Holy Spirit wouldn’t let me get away with NOT confessing it. I tried to only confess it to God but I had wronged Scott even though he didn’t know it and I wasn’t getting away with it. I was stressed. My blood pressure was up. My stomach didn’t feel well. I wasn’t connecting with him like I should have. Unconfessed sin does that to a person.
I sat Scott down this morning after the kids were all to school and confessed. What it was doesn’t matter but the release of it is the same each time. It’s as if the weight of the world comes off your shoulders and you can breathe again. And the wonderful thing about having a Christian husband is just like God…they listen, they forgive, you learn and you both move on.
Proverbs 28:13 He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.
Confession is so hard for me, but my husband makes it so easy. Glad to hear you have a good hubby too! Is it just me, or does being married to a Godly man make you understand God just a teensy bit more? It’s like hubby is God personified a little bit…so awesome!
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There is prayer that my kids learned before their Reconciliation (First Confession) Mass:
I confess to Almighty God and to you my brothers and sisters that I have sinned through my own fault. In my thoughts, and in my words, in what I have done and what I have failed to do. I ask Blessed Mary ever Virgin, all the Angels and Saints and you, my brothers and sisters to pray for me to the Lord our God. Amen
We work it in to our nightly prayers when needed…not just for them but for me too.
How wonderful it is to have someone to listen and understand. Bless you both.
yeah, yeah, yeah, I wanna know what it was 😉
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Me too! I’m with Heather 🙂