Friday!

Proverbs!

People who conceal their sins will not prosper, 

but if they confess and turn from them, 

they will receive mercy.

Proverbs 28:13 NLT

So easy to see the word "prosper" and connect it with material success, more cows, a bigger business, a holiday home, a new car. 

All good things, but when Proverbs talks of prospering, it's unlikely that's what it means.

Because this is all about the heart.

It starts with concealing. 

A heart that is concealing things. 

When we conceal things that should be in the light, then it's going to affect our prospering. 

And this Proverb gives a 2 step approach to change:

Confession.

And turning away.

Confession may be just speaking it out loud with someone you trust, sharing in small steps the truth of what we're concealing.

It takes choosing another path, another way, another option. Turning away.

This might require new practices, new habits, deliberate choices about where we go, who we spend time with, what we so.

Turning away.

And the outcome?

Mercy

Grace

Forgiveness 

We have a God who wants us to prosper, because we are Beloved.

And He is Light.

So, we can trust Him with all we are, that in Him we can truly prosper.

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