Rigorous Honesty!

"Every one of us shall give account of himself to God." (Romans 14:12)

It appears that some people do not constitutionally seem capable of being honest. We can only treat them as unfortunates. Recovery from addiction can only begin when we face being honest with ourselves, and others, especially those within our support networks. Those who never make it are usually the ones who refrain from complete honesty. There is no immediate requirement of sudden outbursts of frank confession when we begin our new life of recovery. But we are destined to a life of honesty and it is here that many stumble. It is easier to choose a short-term period of self-revelation, than to maintain a close walk with God in which honesty is a priority claim. He knows every niche and corner of our lives, and reads the thoughts and intentions of our hearts and minds so why cover-up?


MEDITATION
I am called to daily accountability to God now and not just an end- of-the-road reporting of my life's doings. This is to my advantage, in that I can quickly confess my faults, failings and sins and this off-loading saves me from building up guilt and the associated ills that surround the burden of condoning sin. In as much as we can let go, we can let God; account for our sin, pardon and renew us. How much wiser than trying to camouflage our misdeeds, and grievances?

Are we prepared for an honest facing-up to our responsibilities?The Bible offers us this encouragement, "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)

PRAYER
God, I find it easy to hide from my innermost self, and to gloss over my shortcomings. Please help me be honest. I confess my need just now.