So much of life is spent in our homes with our family, especially if you're a homeschool

family.

Prompting a question like this one from a wife and a mom named Gretchen.

Dear Pastor John, I spend the bulk of my day raising and teaching three young children

at home.

I am constantly aware of my sin, impatience, selfishness, irritation, etc.

Like King David in Psalm 51, my sin is ever before me.

There's never enough time in the day to confess these sins.

It's hard to hit the pause button on the day's event so that I can adequately repent and

subsequently experience the joy of repentance.

How do I confess sin moment by moment while still being present to the people around me,

especially when I cannot take a break to be alone with the Lord?

Can rapid repentance still be honest and thorough?

What does repentance look like when life never slows down?

How would you say Pastor John to Gretchen?

Five things come to my mind as I think about Gretchen's question.

Number one, there is one kind of sin, Gretchen, that I think should regularly interrupt our

busy schedule and preempt whatever else we are doing so that we can take care of it right

away.

And that is a sin which hurts other people.

If we discern that the words we have spoken or what we've done has wounded somebody or

caused them to sin, I think Jesus teaching in Matthew 5 about leaving our gift at the

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