The intense pain of sin can only be alleviated by God. Pain is a gift. It is the indicator that something is wrong. The intensity of the pain can usually correlate to the severity of the injury. Punctures are in interesting pain because it is almost immediately relieved once that object is removed. But from the time a pricker enters your skin to the time it is removed you can think of nothing else than to relieve that pain. If we could immediately remove any sin from our lives at the first instance of pain we would save ourselves from infections, scars, and further damage. Don't hesitate to confess your sin and ask God to remove it from your life before it has a chance to hurt you more deeply. Confession brings healing and relief from the pains of sin.
Psalm 38 Questions -
1. Has guilt ever made you sick? Is there physical side effects to your guilt: upset stomach, grinding your teeth, biting nails, sleepless nights, migraines?
2. Do you carry a burden too heavy to bear? Are you overwhelmed? Is feeling overwhelmed a sin?
3. Do you have wounds from others that hurt you that you are letting fester instead of going to the Great Physician for healing and forgiveness? Are certain people staring to avoid you, is it because you always lick your wounds around them?
4. Is there something you are hiding from others? from God? When you go into the dark to hide something you are letting the light go from eyes.
5. Does it feel like someone is out to get you or your reputation? Is there someone your gossip is hurting?
6. Do you plot to deceive? Do you spend time and money on ways to look younger, smarter, thinner, happier, richer, more successful than you really are?
7. Are you not hearing what God or others might me warning you about? Slow down, stop this, start that, stay away from…
8. Do you realize that your sins have given you no room to talk about others or do you think your sins are less than the next persons and therefore you have a right to judge?
9. Are you on the verge of failure? Is the pain constant? What solution does this psalm suggest to save and heal yourself?
10. What in your life need confession right now? How many times a day do you sin? How many times to you confess and ask for forgiveness?
11. Who are your enemies? Ho do you handle those who hate you for no reason?
12. Do you think it is a good practice to be troubled by your sins?
13. Could you commit verses 21-22 to memory for a prayer to ask for forgiveness and help daily?
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