I looked at porn... again.
I got drunk.
I masturbat... never mind.
I hate my parents.
I'm sleeping with my partner.
I steal from work.
I habitually plagiarise in my essays.
These are easy confessions.
Not easy because they aren't genuine issues or things which are a lot of work to overcome, but easy because they spring quickly to mind.
Whenever there is a moment to "confess your sins to God," if you're like me, you recycle the same old struggles.
I wonder how many of us confess the "harder" sins?
Our indifference... to the poor, to the environment, to our neighbours.
The lack of desire we have for others to hear about the gospel.
Our self indulgence with money or food.
The fact we don't give to the local church.
These (and other) shortcomings are often deeper, under the surface and if we master them, they can help us conquer the sins in the spotlight.
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