There are many responses to sin that we commit in our lives. Like Adam and Eve many of us want to blame others for the sin which runs rampant through our souls. Some of us are experts at denying we ever sinned. If we take these two paths we remain dead in our sins. For we are living a lie if we do not take responsibility for our sins. Their is no light in the darkness of deceit no matter how much we think the lie will comfort us.
Recently I was talking with one of my children about the break up of the marriage between his father and I. Through many years I had lived a lie, blaming all of it on my ex-husband. He took the blame and said nothing for many years. Finally I confessed what I had done wrong in the marriage. I asked forgiveness from my ex-husband and my children. I had hurt all of them much more than I had ever intended to. I took responsibility and also confessed it before God, pleading for forgiveness.
Although my ex-husband and I were not a good match, that gave me no reason to defy God’s word in that relationship. When you sin and pretend as if God’s Word is not truth, the end result is pain for yourself and others. Many times sin hurts those we love the deepest.
Yet there is so much healing when confession takes place. Once I confessed my sins to those whom I had sinned against, God started working to mend the relationships. He has brought me closer to my children than I have ever been and developed a deep love between us. I have not mended the relationship with my ex because his wife has forbid me to ever talk with him again. I pray for them though and I hope that God will bring them both to a point where they are honest about the sins which they have committed.
I believe this confession has drawn me closer to God. Acknowledging that I can do nothing without Him guiding me in the paths of righteousness had brought a peace to my soul. I think that many times Christians think that Christ’s sacrifice is a cart blanche for sins. It isn’t. We must confess our sins and repent before God and truly seek His path of righteousness to be in right standing.
