Skeletons in the Closet

“You have to be more afraid of a living God than a dead skeleton.” Tiphani Montgomery

When I heard the above quote, it stopped me in my tracks. Truth is, in my life, I’ve had some skeletons in my closet, of which I was ashamed. There were some things in my past that I’ve done, some things that were done to me that I was ashamed to say. Things I wanted to hide. Things I didn’t know how to confess to myself, anyone else, let alone God Almighty.

It’s like: if anyone ever found out XYZ about me/this situation, what would they think/say?

But the real question I should have been asking is: if I don’t confess this to God, what will the consequence be?

Or: what can God do with this situation?

Right now, everywhere I turn, people are struggling. I have my struggles too. I’m struggling. I’m learning to place my struggles, my hurts, my pains, my trust in God’s hands and leave it there. I’m learning to confess my sins, my doubts, my faults, my failures to God and seek His forgiveness and help to turn it around.

Repentance isn’t just saying I’m sorry and continuing in the same sin. It means change. And we can’t do it on our own. We need the help of the Holy Spirit. Rather than grieve the Holy Spirit by continuing in sin, we strive to change. We didn’t try to conceal our sins. We confess them to God, He’s faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

There’s no room for skeletons in our closets.