James 4:7 – Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn, and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.

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When the first couple of earth made a decision to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree, they thought their actions would do no harm. But there was harm. The harm was a separation from the creator. When Adam and Eve committed the first sin against God, subsequentially they ran to hide from Him. People are still hiding from God today. We hide because of the guilt. We hide because of the shame. We hide because we do not want to be caught. Hiding away from God will not make Him disappear. Those who want to retain their sin will keep it hidden. But God will not be hidden from. If you want to be blessed, you must expose sin—bring it out of the dark and into the light—so that you can obtain mercy.

Do not hide. Do not let your failures, flops, or fears stand between you and the people who love you and want to share your frailty and allow God to lift us all up together.

#JustLarry