Guilt is the first enemy of the heart that Andy Stanley addresses in the book our small group from church is discussing. Some Christians have grown up believing that all of our sins are covered by the grace of God, and all we need to do is ask God's forgiveness, and the sin will be erased. God's grace IS big enough to cover all of our sins, but He calls us to go further. It's not enough to confess to Him. He also directs us to confess to those that we have hurt by our sin. Sin, only confessed to God, is still in partial darkness, and has the power to affect our relationships with others, especially those that we are closest to. Andy challenged us to think hard about any unconfessed sin, and take the first step in defeating this enemy of the heart by confessing that sin to God, and to any that have been harmed by it. That confession will move us toward living the life that He intended for us.
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