I have really been studying a scripture in James 5:16 a lot lately. A lot of pastors use the last half of the scripture for having an effective prayer life, but God has really been talking to me about the 1st half.
James 5:16 “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”
We all want a powerful and effective prayer life, don’t we? I know that I do, but the way to get to that point is to have a pure heart. God is talking to us about confession, and confession of what we are doing wrong. I don’t know about you, but I am not big on letting others know where I struggle but at the same point I want to have a pure heart before God.
I really struggle with pride in my life. I want to be up front, I want people to recognize me, I want to be a part of those special moments with people, I want the accolades and I want, and I want and I want. If you haven’t noticed, it is a lot about me. I am tired of it being about me and not more about God. I want it to be Thy kingdom come, rather than My kingdom come. God is doing somethings in me over the past 6 months and I am ready to live out a life of confession cause I am sick of living a life of concealment. Andy Stanley said this…
“The reason you fear the consequences of confession is because you’ve yet to realize the consequences of concealment.”
I am tired of living with the consequences of concealment. I want to live in the freedom that comes with confession. I don’t want to be prideful and jealous when I don’t get the attention, in fact I don’t want the attention, I want it to go to the one who is deserving of it all, Jesus Christ.