When we keep our sins inside, they can fester and we can feel stuck in the muck, so to speak. When we confess those sins, we find freedom. Verse 13 reveals a little of this promise as it says, “People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.” Mercy, that sounds good. We all want relief from suffering provided by our loving, compassionate God. Not to mention, who doesn’t want to be prosperous?
We were just on a webinar today about those beliefs and fears that hold us back from our success. Those fears are often feelings we have allowed ourselves to feel for years based on lies the evil one has placed in our heads. When we act on them, we sin. For instance, the fear of failure may come from our feelings of insecurity or unworthiness, our self-doubt. God certainly didn’t put that inside us. But it’s there. It’s keeping us from loving God, too, feeling like we aren’t even good enough for his love. When we are separated from God, we are sinning.
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