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b'I confess the things I did.\\nAnd the things I didn\\u2019t do but should have done.\\nI confess letting anger explode\\nAnd bitterness smolder inside.\\nI confess that I strayed off the path of following you.\\nI missed the mark of the goodness you planned for me.\\nI lay down my pride and envy, selfishness and jealousy.\\nMy independent nature thinks I can live without you,\\nBut you\\u2019re the only source of life.\\nBoth my actions and attitudes are infected with sin.\\nMy heart needs transformation.\\nI confess, I know I\\u2019ve done wrong.\\nI turn away from my sin and turn back to you,\\nAnd you are already running to me in love.\\nYou forgive me.\\nYou give me new life, a fresh start.\\nAnd you lead me in becoming more like you. \\u2022 Abby Ciona\\n\\u2022 Once we\\u2019ve put our trust in Jesus, we can know that God has already\\nforgiven all our sins\\u2014past, present, and future\\u2014through His death and\\nresurrection (Romans 8:1). And the Holy Spirit lives in us, transforming us\\nto become more and more like Jesus and helping us turn away from sin. Why\\ndo you think God calls Christians to confess our sins frequently?\\n\\u2022 Oftentimes, we sin because we don\\u2019t feel safe or loved, and so we try to\\nrely on ourselves or other created things instead of coming to God and\\nentrusting all our needs and desires to Him. But God knows our hearts even\\nbetter than we do, and He has so much compassion for us. How can examining\\nthe needs and desires behind our sin help us turn to God?\\nIf we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us\\u20261 John\\n1:9a (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nRom.3.23-Rom.3.26|1John.1.9|Ps.32'