Hidden Faults
For the last few weeks, I've been doing my own spring cleaning. It has taken me so long because I do not have big chunks of time to do it so I have worked on it a little bit each day. In doing this personal inventory, I found some hidden faults that have to go.
Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
Psalm 19:12-13 NIV
Recognizing and dealing with the hurts and habits you hide from other people is part of the process of growing in the image of Christ. Jesus died for the forgiveness of ALL our sins and that includes our hidden faults as well.
My biggest battle all my life has been with insecurity. Breaking every chain that keeps it connected to my life has left me feeling, well, insecure. I have always tried to cover my feelings of inadequacy with tough talk and pride but they only help to reinforce the hold that insecurity had. So I admitted to myself, to God and a couple other people what I was dealing with. Now, with it out in the open I find myself with a new dilemma - I don't know how to live and not feel insecure. This has depressed me quite a bit. Now, I am not normally a depressed person but I have experienced periods of severe depression throughout my life and I don't like it because it doesn't fit me.
So I did the one thing I know will help. I took it all to Jesus. I explained my hurts and my feelings as part of my cleaning out process. I asked Him to help me see where insecurity is still holding me back and to give me the wisdom I need to let go of the old "what will people think" mentality that has kept me crippled my whole life.
I have found that the light of Christ when shed on the things I have kept hidden, helps me to shake off their chains and frees me to forgive and overcome what in the dark looked to be impossible.
It takes a lot of effort and causes a lot of stress trying to keep our hidden faults secret and it takes just as much to bring them to the light. But Jesus understands our struggles like no one else does. He is not only able to help us, He wants to help us. Having another person involved in the cleaning process builds a three fold cord that the Bible promises cannot be broken.
Next to my relationship with Jesus, I have found Celebrate Recovery (go to Celebrate Recover.com for more info) to be the best place to find acceptance, compassion, and understanding for every kind of hidden fault.
Don't keep your hidden faults in the dark anymore. Shine the light of Jesus Christ on every area of your life and you will find yourself living with peace and contentment.
Life is busy and in that busyness we don't have time to go below the surface and deal with our hidden faults. We need to make the time. The healing process cannot begin until we take that first step and make our overall health and well-being a priority.
In doing the internal spring cleaning we talked about this week we can count on God to help us live free from our hidden faults.
Heidirn
Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
Psalm 19:12-13 NIV
Recognizing and dealing with the hurts and habits you hide from other people is part of the process of growing in the image of Christ. Jesus died for the forgiveness of ALL our sins and that includes our hidden faults as well.
My biggest battle all my life has been with insecurity. Breaking every chain that keeps it connected to my life has left me feeling, well, insecure. I have always tried to cover my feelings of inadequacy with tough talk and pride but they only help to reinforce the hold that insecurity had. So I admitted to myself, to God and a couple other people what I was dealing with. Now, with it out in the open I find myself with a new dilemma - I don't know how to live and not feel insecure. This has depressed me quite a bit. Now, I am not normally a depressed person but I have experienced periods of severe depression throughout my life and I don't like it because it doesn't fit me.
So I did the one thing I know will help. I took it all to Jesus. I explained my hurts and my feelings as part of my cleaning out process. I asked Him to help me see where insecurity is still holding me back and to give me the wisdom I need to let go of the old "what will people think" mentality that has kept me crippled my whole life.
I have found that the light of Christ when shed on the things I have kept hidden, helps me to shake off their chains and frees me to forgive and overcome what in the dark looked to be impossible.
It takes a lot of effort and causes a lot of stress trying to keep our hidden faults secret and it takes just as much to bring them to the light. But Jesus understands our struggles like no one else does. He is not only able to help us, He wants to help us. Having another person involved in the cleaning process builds a three fold cord that the Bible promises cannot be broken.
Next to my relationship with Jesus, I have found Celebrate Recovery (go to Celebrate Recover.com for more info) to be the best place to find acceptance, compassion, and understanding for every kind of hidden fault.
Don't keep your hidden faults in the dark anymore. Shine the light of Jesus Christ on every area of your life and you will find yourself living with peace and contentment.
Life is busy and in that busyness we don't have time to go below the surface and deal with our hidden faults. We need to make the time. The healing process cannot begin until we take that first step and make our overall health and well-being a priority.
In doing the internal spring cleaning we talked about this week we can count on God to help us live free from our hidden faults.
Heidirn
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