Journey of Healing Pt. 5: Examine and Confess

Podcast Topic:
EXAMINE AND CONFESS

As I began my journey out of anxiety and depression, I needed to become willing to let God help me examine my life.

There were things about my character and my past I was incapable of understanding without His revelation.

Once we learn how to start seeking God, we need to let Him transform our lives. We can begin that process by asking God to help us examine ourselves, and then by confessing what He reveals to us. That’s the premise of Principle 4 in Celebrate Recovery, which reads:

Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.*
“Happy are the pure in heart.” (Matthew 5:8)

That doesn’t sound like much fun, does it? But John 15 describes God the Father as the Gardner of our lives. Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. The trouble is, that passage also explains that we’ll never bear fruit unless we are pruned.

Pruning requires that the branches be examined.

As I mentioned last week, I’ve come to believe the first three principles used by Celebrate Recovery are best described as learning how to seek God. That opens the door to change but doesn’t guarantee it. [tweetshareinline tweet=”We must partner with God, allowing Him to work in our lives if we wish to be transformed.” username=”joshuajmasters”]

In the first few episodes of  The Journey of Healing, we discussed how to start seeking God in our lives. In part 5 of this  Brookwood Church Care Ministries podcast series, we turn our attention to the first steps in being transformed into something that’s a greater reflection of God’s grace. I’m joined in the audio selection below by my colleagues, Doug Wildman and Gene Beckner:

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How have you been changed by allowing God to help you examine your life?

As the pastors discussed in the podcast in their own lives, which is most difficult for you, confessing your sins to yourself, God, or another person?

I’d love to have you share in the comment section below.

The Brookwood Ministries Podcast is officially available through the church website, the Brookwood Church App, iTunes, and your device’s podcast app. Episodes from Care Ministries (including this series) are posted on our Facebook Page.

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*The 8 Principles, Celebrate Recovery, and the Landing is copyrighted material and trademarks of Celebrate Recovery and Saddleback Church. They may, however, be used by other churches that adhere to the DNA requirements of Celebrate Recovery.