I was reading just now from Psalm 32 -
“What joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of sin,
whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
When I refused to confess my sin,
I was weak and miserable, and I groaned all day long.”
It got me thinking if I had any unconfessed sin in my life. So, I prayed and thought, “Well, I suppose my sin is a lack of trust and a desire to control things. So, I confess that and ask that You would help me with those areas. Although, I don’t want to have to go through any sort of trial or circumstance to grow in those areas.”
Then it occurred to me, “Oh, oops. I guess that is still me lacking in trust and desiring to control things, huh?”
So, was that a true confessed sin?
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Yes, Jill, that was a true confessed sin. Question: now that the Lord has cleared your record of sin, do you feel the joy?
Usually, I don’t. (ignore my name)I believe God gives joy but my experience of true confession is that it does not result in abundant joy.
August 24th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
I agree with Joy that is was a true confessed sin. You were honest in your confession.