July 2nd, 2025

Are there things in your past so painful that you have repressed them in order function day to day. That may work for a while, but it is not a long-term solution. If you pretend all is well when it is not you cut yourself off from God’s grace. As long as you try to repress the painful experiences of your past you condemn yourself to a self-made purgatory. Come clean with God and He will set you free.

“Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.”

— Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)

Lord Jesus, give us the courage to face the things we have so long denied. Hear our confession and deliver us. In Your holy name we pray.