one of
the conditions to having your prayers answered is to have an honest
relationship to GOD. and there are some questions to ask ourselves to evaluate if we have an honest relationship to GOD.
one is do
i or have i refused to admit things that i have done wrong in the past?
one is do
i or have i refused to admit things that i have done wrong in the past?
the
bible says that’s called unconfessed sin.
it may be an activity, an attitude, a habit. when we go our own way, do
our own thing, it breaks the connection between us and GOD. when we try to cover up things that we know
are wrong from GOD then that honest relationship is broken. there’s a falseness, a con, a fraud, trying
to live two different lives at once – live for GOD and live for myself. so the first thing i ask if i’m really being
honest with GOD is have i admitted what i’ve done wrong.
psalm
66.18 says that if i regard or cherish or try to hide sin in my heart the LORD
will not hear. isaiah 59.2 says our
sins, our wrongness, separates us from GOD.
proverbs 28.13 (niv) says, he who conceals his sins does not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
what do
you do? 1 john 1.9 (niv), if we confess our sins, HE is faithful and
just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
what is
confession? confession is simply being
honest with GOD. it’s saying, “GOD, YOU’re
right. i was wrong. that jealousy or that impatience was
wrong. please forgive me.” the first way we can tell if we have an
honest relationship with GOD is are we being honest when we make mistakes. “GOD, YOU’re right. that was wrong.”
just a
thought from the front porch…
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