I was reading the Dakota Star paper today, when I came across the devotion article titled, ‘When you mess up, fess up’.\u00a0 This is a great devotion about broken relationships and how they can be healed through confession.\u00a0 Confession to the one that has been wronged and to God for our sin and brokenness.\u00a0 The article is written by one of the members of the Dakota County Ministerial Alliance, which I am also a member of.\u00a0 Pastor Kevin Roach is the senior pastor at River Hills Church.\u00a0 I have his permission to publish this article here and will be doing so in our next issue of the newsletter.\u00a0 Enjoy the read….<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Pastor Kevin Roach of River Hills Church, South Sioux City NE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, that you may be healed.\u00a0 The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God’s plan for relationships is under attack.\u00a0 Healthy, God honoring relationships need constant attention and commitment to personal responsibility.\u00a0 God’s hope for our relationships require that each of us give a frequent account to God for our own choices and behavior.\u00a0 We often think that only dysfunctional relationships need attention, but the healthiest relationships are constantly worked on and carefully maintained.\u00a0 Every type of relationship–marriage, friendship, employer\/employee, parent\/child, co-worker, classmate, or roommate will benefit from the healing power of confession.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 because the people in your home are imperfect.\u00a0 When you mess up fess up.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The powerful simplicity of confession is an essential tool for any relationship renovation plan.\u00a0 Saying the words, ‘that was wrong of me, will you forgive me?’ can become a frequently employed strategy for brining disconnected relationships back into alignment.\u00a0 Perfection is only possible for deity, not humanity.\u00a0 So, we need God’s plan for restoring relationships.\u00a0 We are all flawed, imperfect people, so there will be times when even the best of home construction plans fail.\u00a0 Imperfect people make mistakes, so when we mess up, we need to fess up.\u00a0 The importance of confession.\u00a0 The five hardest things to say:\u00a0 I forgive you; I’m sorry; You were right; Goodbye to somebody who dies; and number one, I love you.\u00a0 Is confession that important to God?\u00a0 Evidently.\u00a0 Sin will always put a crimp in our relationship with God.\u00a0 Ps. 66:18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.\u00a0 If we’er reluctant to confess, not only will it adversely affect our relationship with God, it will damage our earthy relationship.\u00a0 When relationships are violated and not properly healed by genuine confession, hurt, anger, bitterness, build and resentment take root and begin to poison our hearts and damager our friendships.\u00a0 It’s not a matter of if we’er going to blow it; it’s just a matter of when.\u00a0 Therefore, the issue is what are we going to do when we offend someone?\u00a0 When was the last time you said to your child, roommate, or co-worker, neighbor, ‘I was wrong, would you forgive me?’\u00a0 When was the last time you said to your spouse, ‘I was wrong, would you forgive me?’\u00a0 Pro. 28:13 Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.\u00a0 The ‘cover up’ is costly (dose not prosper).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The correction is clear (confess and renounce), and the result is sure (finds mercy always with God, most often with others).\u00a0 1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.\u00a0 Confessing faults is God’s will!\u00a0 So, the next time you mess up fess up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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