Confession . . .

James 5:16, “therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective” through a proverbial wrench into our Protestant Christian. Confession is often seen as a personal issue between God and the Christian. Coach D and the Apostle Paul take a totally different approach to confession, confession is not just letting God know, it is about becoming an authentic people within a community.

During this chapter Coach D recounts John Wesley’s thoughts on confession and how it was apart of the weekly small groups or class meetings. I wonder what the American Church would look like if every small group and Sunday school class would ask the following four questions: “What known sins have you committed since our last meeting?” “What temptations have you met with?” “How were you delivered?” “What have you thought, said, or done of which you doubt whether it be sin or not?” Confession of sins and temptations leads a Christian to deeper accountability and humility, it would appear that in the place God is able to form and shape the Christian more into the likeness of Christ.

This week I don’t want to just ask how you are practicing the spiritual discipline of confession, but how are you being formed through your practice of confession?