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“that was biblical”

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confess your sin to each and pray for each other so you can be healed.

i have, for the most part, missed this - given there were seasons where confession of sin were strong and consistent - but looking at the picture as a whole, i’ve been too proud and insecure to do this. this goes back to post “two”. i feared that if someone really knew what went on inside my head they’d be ashamed to know me and in response, i’d throw up at my own selfishness and greed. i’ve missed out on a lot of healing in my years of following Jesus… He’s not held back forgiveness, grace, or healing - but because of my heart - in my disobedience - i refused it.

it’s frustrating when you run from Scripture because you think you’re right even though you know your wrong… you know what i mean? the flesh tells us Scripture is ridiculous and more of guidelines than commands - so we excuse our self from the table; we know that we’re walking away from the table but we also know that the table is where we belong. it’s an antagonistic event.

chrissy and i had one those nights where we both go to bed thinking: that’s what life is supposed to be like everyday. we’ve been studying through Hebrews recently and we were sorting through the third and four chapter. talking about Christ’s supremacy and authority. how we will always, on this side of home, take Jesus for granted. no matter how long we live and we learn, our bodily minds cannot properly fathom what happened on the Cross. that’s okay… it doesn’t mean we stop trying - it just means we get serious about following. some how we rabbit-trailed down to confession which immediately took us to James 5.

we then - out of conviction, need, desire and command - began to confess our sin to one another. thing after thing - thought after thought. naming the sin. explaining why we thought that was the better choice - and repented.

it was the easiest thing…

simplest thing…

most freeing thing…

yet we seldomly do it - especially with our wives or husbands. we sat and talked for nearly two and a half hours about our weakness and failures when it comes to following Christ. i had never been more attracted to brokenness in my entire life. complete, holistic, transparency.

i write this only to make mention of the power of confession. the only one thing every human being on this planet has in complete common is failing to the eye of sin. there are many people who are afraid to let loose and explain what really holds them back from holiness. but the command is to confess. to pray for each other. and be healed. so do it and be healed. not because it’s easy or even fun. but because in your pursuit of holiness - it’s required.