Thursday... Here is a better way.

Our pride gets in the way, doesn't it? We do something wrong and we want to hide it. We want to look good. We don't want people to really know about us, do we?

But Proverbs 28:13 (NLT) says, "People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy."

Verse 13 in The MESSAGE says, "You can't whitewash your sins and get by with it; you find mercy by admitting and leaving them." Be honest, confess them to God, admit what you've done and then leave them behind. Quit doing them.

But there is also a better way, verse 14 (NLT) says, "Blessed are those who fear to do wrong, but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble." Take care of it before you do it. But if you do, be honest, confess them to God, admit what you've done and then leave them behind. Quit doing them.

Verse 14 in the MESSAGE says, "A tenderhearted person lives a blessed life; a hardhearted person lives a hard life." There is your choice. Do you want to live a blessed life or a hard life? So be tenderhearted instead of hardhearted.

Psalm 148:13-14 (MSG) says, "Let them praise the name of God - His radiance exceeds anything in earth and sky; he build a monument - his very own people."

And then Proverbs 28:1, "The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them; Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions."

Now that is the way to live, really live. That truly is a better way. But you also can confess it! That is also a better way! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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