I am reminded of the need for confession in the daily routine of prayer. You know how you know the stuff but you loose sight of the why? The implicit need of a practice, of a habit being formed.
James L Nicodem in Prayer Coach reminded me again tonight. "When we confess on a regular basis, we keep ourselves in a state of brokenness - in the best sense of the word. Our character is being formed to the image of Christ. Our spirit is supple and responsive to God's leadings. God can use us."
I get that, but what I was missing was, what happens when this brokenness isn't taking place. When I remain in a state of unbrokenness. For it is in this state that the cracks begin to show. The character begins to skew from the character of Christ and a human, fallible character begins to be displayed. Things like:
- pride
- irritability
- impatience
- insensitivity
- resentment in relation to others
- indifference toward God
Anything familiar there for you? I know there is for me. I need to spend time with God for His character to form in me. I need to confess my sinfulness, my shortcomings and my failures before Him, to allow Him opportunity to cleanse me, to refashion me.
"Father, You are the Potter and I am the clay, break me, melt me, mould me, use me ..."
