I confess my sin

The title of this poem may seem hubris,
or iterative at the very least to be honest,
The idea that one poem would be enough
to name the sins I have committed
in my journey, in my life…
 
Don’t get me wrong, I get it, fully,
I don’t have enough lines to be complete,
but I wanted to speak this into the universe
to confess my sin to God,
to not carry this any longer…
 
I confess my sin of disobedience,
violating commandments, too many,
for making of myself a false god, an idol,
of holding onto shame that wasn’t mine,
and to the shame You have already forgiven…
 
I did not believe in the finished work of Christ
that all of my sin was forgiven, forever,
I acted as if I was standing on a banana peel,
that somehow the gift could be taken from me,
that I didn’t have an eternal home…
 
I wicked the power of salvation, of grace,
the ancient words of scripture, of assurance,
I put myself on Christ’s throne, his sovereignty,
making of myself an idol, denying his faith,
the forgiveness of my rebellion, my sin…
 
I confess I need to repent, to change,
to release all of my pride, my hubris,
to be transparent in my walk, forgiven,
being honest with God and my neighbors,
wearing the righteousness of Christ…
 
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August 3, 2025
I confess my sin
 
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Small Group meeting
Based on #Isaiah53
August 2, 2025 Counseling training
“The Nature of True Confession and Repentance”
North Hills Church
August 3, 2025
Holding onto Shame
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/holding-onto-shame.html
Based on #Isaiah53
August 2, 2025 Counseling training
“The Nature of True Confession and Repentance”
North Hills Church
Edited July 31, 2025
Touch my thick scar tissue – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/touch-my-thick-scar-tissue-v2.html
Based on #Jeremiah18:3-6
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Day 5, “Humbly Ask God to Change You”,
page 23, Q1, “If God were to fix forever the problem that brought you to re:generation, would it be enough to satisfy you? Why or why not?”
Edited July 30, 2025
My assault does not define me – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/my-assault-does-not-define-me-v2.html
about the sexual assault against me in the Summer of 1973 in Westfield, MA
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Day 5, “Facing Christ, Ready to Change”
Edited July 30, 2025
Our jobs do not define us – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/our-jobs-do-not-define-us-v2.html
Edited July 30, 2025
Expose what is broken – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/expose-what-is-broken-v2.html
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Day 5, Edited July 29, 2025
Holding on to Bittersweet – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/holding-on-to-bittersweet-v3.html
re:generation, Step 5, Confess, Week 1, Day 3,
 
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