Psalm 32:5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord"- and you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Verse 3 talks about keeping silent and wasting away. Sometimes I try to keep things from God, but the verse is right, when I am silent, I waste away. I don't just mean with sin either. Sometimes it's the lies that Satan tells me that I struggle with telling God. Lies that the sin I've done has not been atoned for. Lies that the love that kept Jesus on the cross was not meant for me. Lies that if I confess certain sins to God, He will not forgive, but will punish. The lie that I am not sinning. Today is a good reminder to me to acknowledge my sin and call out the lies before God. When I do that, the light is immediately shone in those dark places and my spirit is free from the weight of guilt. God knows anyway, I don't know why we think we shouldn't tell him. I also forget to check in and ask for light to be shed on the dark places in my life so that I can recognize them and ask Jesus to enter there and cleanse me. I very much dislike when I catch myself in the middle of a sinful thought or idea and realize how I've been criticizing others in my mind, when really I am just as at fault. Those are the moments where Jesus' sacrifice hits my soul deeply because I realize the depth at which I need His saving grace. We are all in need, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
Verse 3 talks about keeping silent and wasting away. Sometimes I try to keep things from God, but the verse is right, when I am silent, I waste away. I don't just mean with sin either. Sometimes it's the lies that Satan tells me that I struggle with telling God. Lies that the sin I've done has not been atoned for. Lies that the love that kept Jesus on the cross was not meant for me. Lies that if I confess certain sins to God, He will not forgive, but will punish. The lie that I am not sinning. Today is a good reminder to me to acknowledge my sin and call out the lies before God. When I do that, the light is immediately shone in those dark places and my spirit is free from the weight of guilt. God knows anyway, I don't know why we think we shouldn't tell him. I also forget to check in and ask for light to be shed on the dark places in my life so that I can recognize them and ask Jesus to enter there and cleanse me. I very much dislike when I catch myself in the middle of a sinful thought or idea and realize how I've been criticizing others in my mind, when really I am just as at fault. Those are the moments where Jesus' sacrifice hits my soul deeply because I realize the depth at which I need His saving grace. We are all in need, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
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