it's about exposing sin. when there sin hidden in darkness, in secret, it can overcome you. you tell yourself you just can' tell anyone else because they wouldn't understand. you tell yourself not to tell anyone else, you'll solve it on your own, but that's when it grows and takes over you. it takes massive light to expose what's been hidden and concealed out of shame. though it's extremely uncomfortable and paionful, tehre's always a shot at redemption and recovery in the end. you just have to look for and accept it.
that's what Jesus offers. He doesn't point the finger at you and say "oh man! you really screwed up this time! I can't believe you would do such a thing!!" He says, "okay you're human, you messed. wanna try again? want a second chance? do you want to be forgiven?"
it's about exposing sin. when there sin hidden in darkness, in secret, it can overcome you. you tell yourself you just can' tell anyone else because they wouldn't understand. you tell yourself not to tell anyone else, you'll solve it on your own, but that's when it grows and takes over you. it takes massive light to expose what's been hidden and concealed out of shame. though it's extremely uncomfortable and paionful, tehre's always a shot at redemption and recovery in the end. you just have to look for and accept it. that's what Jesus offers. He doesn't point the finger at you and say "oh man! you really screwed up this time! I can't believe you would do such a thing!!" He says, "okay you're human, you messed. wanna try again? want a second chance? do you want to be forgiven?"
i hope that makes sense.
~lor~