Counsels on Mental Health

Counsel #7 — Confession

Picture: Counsel #7 — Confession CMH 89.1

Confession is a vital component of our alone time with God. In prayer, we can ask God to reveal our selfishness, our impatience, our impurity, our lack of trust in His way and will. Be specific in confession! For instance, we can confess our lack of self-control in appetite and our waste of the precious commodity of time, asking for Christ’s power to enable us to overcome in our areas of weakness. Then we can communicate openly and freely with God without the barrier of unconfessed sin (see Isaiah 59:1, 2).^[91] CMH 89.2

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 NKJV CMH 89.3

“Your sins may be as mountains before you; but if you humble your heart, and confess your sins, trusting in the merits of a crucified and risen Saviour, He will forgive, and will cleanse you from all unrighteousness…. Desire the fullness of the grace of Christ. Let your heart be filled with an intense longing for His righteousness.” Ellen White in The Faith I Live By, p. 128 CMH 89.4

Reflect: When you confess your sins to Jesus, do you believe that they are forgiven? CMH 89.5