We celebrate, we confess, we get clarity… and now we commune. We invite the Lord to meet us as we are… with our highs and lows, our successes and our failures. We have celebrated; given thanks and identified the wins. We have confessed and declared and owned where we are struggling. We have asked the Lord to speak to us and we have given him a listening ear. This process may lead us to sorrow, it may lead to lightheartedness, it has likely led us to a bit of breakthrough. But we cannot do it alone. We have a present God who cares about the littlest of things. He desires and promises to be tender with our hearts and meets us with the exact thing and posture we need at the moment. We just often don’t know what that looks like.

Life can be confusing, which often makes us frustrated. Frustration occurs when our expectations are not met. We expect things from ourselves, from our family, from our team, and from our supervisor; even from God. Getting clarity brings about confidence and even a greater sense of peace.

Confession is paramount to the follower of Jesus. Confession of sin, confession of Faith, confession of struggles, confession of doubts, confession of hurt… there are so many things to confess. Confession is central to our lives and relationships; with self, with others, and with God. Real relationships thrive when confession is practiced, both individually and corporately.

It is so easy to complain isn’t it? As humans, we are always tempted to see the negative first, to dwell on it, and to ruminate on it. Did you know that our brains actually wire and rewire it’s neurons based on what we pay attention to most? That means that the more we complain… the more we will complain. The more we focus on what’s wrong… the more we’ll see what’s wrong. I don’t think even the biggest complainers actually want to live in that reality.