One day it dawned on me, I had become the very thing I hate, a hypocrite, a pretender, two-faced.

I'd written sermons about people like me.

Christians who care more about their appearance than integrity?

This is Max Lakato.

I knew what I needed to do.

I'd written sermons about that too.

1. John 1.8 and 9 says,

If we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves and the truth

is not in us. But if we confess to our sins, he will forgive our sins because we can trust God

to do what is right. I needed to confess. What is confession? Well, confession is not complaining.

If I just recite my problems and rehash my woes, I'm whining.

Confession is a radical reliance upon grace.

Maybe you need to do what I've done in the last few days.

You just need to confess.

God will hear your confession, and in your confession, you will find a wonder of God's grace.

You see, grace creates an honest confession, and then great grace receives it.