In most denominations there is time during the weekly worship for us to confess our sins to God, and often the minister does confess on our behalf. This is an important part of our faith, the ability to acknowledge our weakness and to continue to grow. However, I know I often tend to hold onto “sins” perhaps not the deadly sins. The seven deadly sins being: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth, but the little errors that I tend to ruminate on and not let go. I spend time dwelling on how I could of done things differently. I expect that I am not the only one out there. So, as a result I encourage you to join me in the exercise below today.
Grab a piece of paper and a writing implement and write down any things that you struggle to let go. Once you have written everything down, take a minute and say a prayer thanking God for giving you these distractions because they do show you what matters to you. After this ask God to help you let them go. If you have the opportunity to (safely) burn them do so, otherwise tear them up and throw them away. It is time to not be constrained by earthly things, but to start moving to heavenly things.