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Handling Life\u2019s Failures \nConfrontation\nMay 21, 2017\n\nPlease turn in your Bibles to 2Samuel 12:1-15\n\nSecret Sin Realities:\n #1: Affluence and power can contribute to our ability to hide \n\u201c\u2026the thing David had done displeased the LORD.\u201d 2Samuel 11:27b\n\n #2: Secret sin has a way of destroying us (see Psalm 32:1-5)\n\n2Samuel 12:1-15 (Msg): The Divine Intervention \n\u201cWounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.\u201d\nProverbs 27:6\n\nThe primary aim of confrontation: to restore \n\nFruitful Intervention \n\uf0fc\tBalance Between Too Soon and Too Late \n\uf0fc\tBalance of Truth and Love\nThe right word at the right time is like a custom-made piece of jewelry, and a wise friend\u2019s timely reprimand is like a gold ring slipped on your finger.\nProverbs 25:11-12 (Msg)\n\nGenuine Repentance\n\uf0fc\tConfession: agreement with what God already knows\n\uf0fc\tRepentance: a change of direction \nThe sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite\nheart, O God, you will not despise. \nPsalm 51:17 ESV\n\n\u201cThe Lord has taken away your sin; you\u2019re not going to die.\u201d\n2 Samuel 12:13b\n\nWhat is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?