Did you ever play "hide and seek" as a kid? One person is "it" and everyone else goes and hides.
I feel like a lot of times we try and hide from God. We do something wrong, and we feel bad about it, but we don't bring it before the Lord. Our regret tells us that we recognize our wrongdoings, and because we recognize it, we feel that God should already know about it.
Here's the thing, God knows everything. He knows when we screw up, but He still wants us to confess our sins to Him. By confessing our sins, we show Him that we trust Him completely. It shows Him that we care enough about our relationship with Him to not keep things from Him. Let's face it: keeping our sins from God is trying to lie to Him, and He already knows it! It's like taking a cookie from the cookie jar right in front of your mom after she told you not to, and then trying to deny it. You know you did it and she knows you did it, but you refuse to own up to it.
God knows what you've done (in a non-creepy way), so you might as well admit it. Trying to keep things from God is completely futile, and gets us nowhere. God loves you and He wants you to be able to come to Him with anything.
Spend some time praying today. Tell the Lord what's on your heart. If there's something you need to confess, don't hesitate. He is always willing to listen, and His love for you doesn't change. Trust Him.
~Emilee
10th Grade Girl
I feel like a lot of times we try and hide from God. We do something wrong, and we feel bad about it, but we don't bring it before the Lord. Our regret tells us that we recognize our wrongdoings, and because we recognize it, we feel that God should already know about it.
Here's the thing, God knows everything. He knows when we screw up, but He still wants us to confess our sins to Him. By confessing our sins, we show Him that we trust Him completely. It shows Him that we care enough about our relationship with Him to not keep things from Him. Let's face it: keeping our sins from God is trying to lie to Him, and He already knows it! It's like taking a cookie from the cookie jar right in front of your mom after she told you not to, and then trying to deny it. You know you did it and she knows you did it, but you refuse to own up to it.
God knows what you've done (in a non-creepy way), so you might as well admit it. Trying to keep things from God is completely futile, and gets us nowhere. God loves you and He wants you to be able to come to Him with anything.
Spend some time praying today. Tell the Lord what's on your heart. If there's something you need to confess, don't hesitate. He is always willing to listen, and His love for you doesn't change. Trust Him.
~Emilee
10th Grade Girl
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