“Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.” James 5:16 Confession is God's provision to clear obstacles that hinder our relationship with God and with others. Confession is not just for those who don't mind admitting their faults. Confession is a command, given to every Christian. James advised that when we sin, it is important for us to confess not only to God, but also to our fellow Christians. There is a tremendous freedom that comes as we openly acknowledge the sinfulness of our actions to others. If confession does not come out of repentance, it is merely admission, and not true confession. It is important to confess your sins specifically and not hide behind generalities. It is one thing to pray, "O Lord, forgive my sin." It's quite another to identify your sin specifically in painful honesty. Whenever possible, confession ought to be made directly to those whom your sin has hurt. Confession is not a sign of weakness; it is evidence of your refusal to allow sin to remain in your life. Significantly, James linked confession with prayer. Your prayers will be hindered if you hold on to unconfessed sin. When James promised that "the urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful," he did so in the context of confession. If you wish to have a powerful prayer life, you must regularly confess your sin. Only when there are no obstacles separating you from God and others will your prayers be effective. A desire to please Him will compel you to confess your sin and rid yourself of its oppressive burden. "Experiencing God day by day devotional" By Henry and Richard Blackaby

This is a bit of an elaboration from what I posted about 11-12 hours ago. I've been on my wits end today. The temptations with lust have been driving me mad, by God's grace only have I not sinned in this way. From the moment I woke up, I've been engulfed with family drama. My mom's side is at odds with one another. My uncle, his son, and our entire family are at odds. My uncle even went to far as to say that he wished my mother to be never born or something like that. All they care about is inheritance. I've been in the middle of it. My Dad's side of the family is in turmoil also, my Dad has been accused of drug use, his other son jake also. I don't know who to believe, Jake allegedly refused a hair follicle test which would go back years to see if he was doing drugs. He says that his wife is demonized or something. I'm staying out of it as much as I can but it's hard. My old protestant pastor blocked me today for absolutely no reason, we were cool and had a good relationship with one another. It was because of something that happened between him, my mother and someone else. My school has been stressing me out to such a degree that I'm physically exhausted and I drag myself out of bed to get to class or don't show because of insomnia. I've had many other issues that have sprung out of the blue and I don't know what to do with it all. Apologies for being inactive, it's been a lot. Everytime there is a Bible study, I had just gotten home from liturgy so it's hard to make it.

There is something wrong with this video from the community In the video that you will find a little down the line of this text there is a person talking about those who will enter heaven and those who will go to hell and how they look like. At first looks normal, many Christian youtubers talked about this topic but here is where it get's interesting... The person in that made this video use's at some point the phrase "If you skip any part of this video, then you will feel so regretful..." then later through the video he starts talking about hell and he says that hell has 18 layers and that the first layer is for people who did wrong things all they're life's and at the end of it, they decided to repent to the Lord because they don't want to go to hell so it's not a sincere act but because God is so lovely he gives them another change so he sends them to the lest painful layer from the hell and he continues to say that the layers between 1 and 18 ( from 2 to 17) are empty and that the 18 layer is for people who haven't repent and continued in sin all they're life. I don't think there is a place in the Bible where it says that hell has 18 layers And definitely there isn't a place in the Bible where it says that after dead we get a second change And i don't think is alright for somebody to use this phrase of "If you skip any part of this video, then you will feel so regretful..." I don't recommend this channel and verify if this people online are speaking the truth or not Take care brothers

The desert tests your faith. It breaks the weak — and builds the chosen. I've never met a man of substance who didn't first walk through it. This path will test you... before it blesses you. Don't shine so others can see you.

"Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be serious and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:13 Your mind is a wonderful thing! You can memorize life-changing passages of Scripture that can undergird you in your daily life; you can meditate upon God's Word, discovering His magnificent truths; you can discern between truth and falsehood; you can recall God's past blessings. Some of God's most effective servants were those who disciplined their minds for His service. Moses, educated in the best schools of Egypt, assembled the Books of the Law for the Israelites. Isaiah used his scholarly mind to write an exalted prophetic book in Scripture. Paul learned under Gamaliel, the outstanding teacher of his day, and it was through Paul that God presented much of the theology found in the New Testament. Sadly, many Christians today do not exercise their minds to be of service to God. They allow others to do their spiritual thinking for them. If they can find their theology from a book, they will not bother to study God's Word themselves. If a speaker makes an authoritative statement, they readily accept it without verifying whether it is biblical. Paul urged Christians to strive for maturity in their thinking (1 Cor. 14:20). He said there was a time when his spiritual thinking was immature, but he had prepared his mind to know and understand the great truths of God (1 Cor. 13:11). He had not allowed others to do his thinking for him. When you became a Christian, God renewed your mind (Rom. 12:2). Be certain to use your mind in a way that brings glory to God. "Experiencing God day by day devotional"