Can freedom be found through confession? I believe it can. After going through my inventory in Step 4 God revealed to me things in my past where I had fallen short. In effect, I was the root of a lot of my troubles. Instead of choosing God first in my life, I chose other things as sources of comfort. I discovered through this journey of mine, in order to have a healthy life, I must choose God before all other things. Now through Step 7, I know I must confess my sins to God so I may be forgiven and cleansed.
It took months for me to realize I had been putting myself before God. I worried more about what people in the world thought of me than what my Creator thought. I concerned myself with how I could control the people, situations, and outcomes around me instead of seeing that God is in control of the entire universe. I believed I could change the people who hurt me instead of seeing how God was changing me through my hurts.
Realizing this through carefully walking with God through the first seven steps of recovery, I found freedom. I am free from being a people pleaser, now I am a God pleaser. I am free from the burden of trying to control and freely allow God to be the controller. I am free to understand that I am being transformed by the blood of Jesus every day. He is my redeemer and through my confession of sins to my Father, I am purified and forgiven.
1 John 1:9 reminds me of this important truth.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
You see, I am not perfect. I strive to be, but until I am on the other side of this world I cannot be perfect. I am flawed, but I need God to redeem me and purify me.
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