The Wonder of Confession
...confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed...James 5:16
I got to experience this at Soulwell last night: I had been weighed down by an area of sin in my life for some time now, and last night I had the opportunity to confess this sin to a friend and to God.
We prayed together, opening our hearts to the Lord, grieving for the ways we have strayed from Him, asking for and accepting His forgiveness, and basking in the freedom of leaving our sin behind us. I truly felt healed after this, as if a wound or a subtle, nagging ache was simply taken away.
Here are some thoughts from others at Soulwell regarding the healing that comes from confession:
"I could see the end of the tunnel; life was not over; it was a good thing to confess."
"Bringing sin out of the darkness, into the light broke its power over me."
"I felt free from the terror of guilt and fear; I didn't have to pretend any more about my spiritual maturity."
Confession leads us to a wonderful place, both before God and others. May we not readily forget this.
...if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us...
1 John 1:9
posted by Seth @ 1:09 AM
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Okay so I loved my first SoulWell experience! I was wondering what was the playlist of the background music during the time at the stations?
Roger, I'm thrilled that you enjoyed Soulwell and didn't fall asleep and start snoring loudly!
The music consisted mostly of three albums. Two are by Sigur Ros: "Takk..." and "()". Yes, those are the album names. Sigur Ros is sort of the standard, uber-spiritual background music these days. And the third album, entitled "In Distance", is by a group called Bitcrush. I really love this album, especially with their use of percussion to create some pretty cool ambiance. You'll find all these on iTunes.
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