Coming Clean

The NFL has been a mess this fall.  Realizations that some players are abusive off the field and are not model citizens is completely evident now.  I think we all knew it was part of the culture of the NFL and professional sports as a whole, but now more  than ever we see you can't keep much held back from the public eye.  Everyone is carrying a video camera on their phone with them 24/7 and there are cameras catching our actions about everywhere.  We need to figure out it is time to come clean with our actions instead of being a cover up culture.  

Spiritually the church is in the same boat.  We have created a church culture of cover up.  When we go to church or are with church friends we keep up this image of what we think people want us to be and it can be exhausting.  We need to come clean with our imperfections and our failures.  We need to be honest with someone about who we really are and what we are really dealing with deep down in our inner being.  
Hebrews 4:13 reminds us that: "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable."


Once we get use to being honest with God, then maybe we can start finding a group in the Body of Christ that we become comfortable with enough to share who we really are as a person.  James 5:16 reminds us that we need to not only confess our sins to God, but also each other.  Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.

Are you willing to come clean?