Confess
This word in the Scriptures means to openly admit and declare the same thing. The reality is that whatever you say, you are already in agreement with God who already knows. To confess is more for your own heart to come clean than for you to tell God something that He’s unaware of.
James 5:16 "Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."
1 John 1:8-9 "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Joshua 7:19, "Then Joshua said to Achan, 'My son, give glory to the LORD God of Israel and give praise to him. And tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.'"
James 5:16 "Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."
1 John 1:8-9 "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Joshua 7:19, "Then Joshua said to Achan, 'My son, give glory to the LORD God of Israel and give praise to him. And tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.'"
Believe
Believe that God is God, you are not, and He loves you unconditionally no matter what you have done (or not done). Take time to remind yourself of His great love for you in Christ Jesus. Remember that His love is greater than all our sins, past, present and future. Here are some verses to lead you into recentering yourself back to fact.
Psalm 103:11-13 "For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him."
1 John 3:1 "See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are."
Ephesians 2:8-9 "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast."
Romans 8:35-37 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? … No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us."
Psalm 103:11-13 "For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him."
1 John 3:1 "See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are."
Ephesians 2:8-9 "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast."
Romans 8:35-37 "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? … No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us."
Obey
Obedience is what we do out of what’s been done for us. It’s our will submitting to the will of God seen through the scriptures!
1 Peter 1: 13-15 "Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do…"
Matthew 3:8 "Bear fruit in keeping with repentance."
Philippians 2:12-13 "So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure."
1 Peter 1: 13-15 "Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do…"
Matthew 3:8 "Bear fruit in keeping with repentance."
Philippians 2:12-13 "So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure."
