1 John 1:8-10

"If we claim that we’re free of sin, we’re only fooling ourselves. A claim like that is errant nonsense. On the other hand, if we admit our sins—make a clean breast of them—he won’t let us down; he’ll be true to himself. He’ll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing. If we claim that we’ve never sinned, we out-and-out contradict God—make a liar out of him. A claim like that only shows off our ignorance of God."

I'm not sure if I ever deny that I screw up... but there are times I ignore it. I somehow think if I pretend I didn't mess up then it didn't happen. I think it might keep me from feeling shame. In actuality, the shame comes from carrying around the burden of sin in my life that God purposely designed Jesus to carry on the cross. He longs to take it off me, so why should I keep pretending it's not there?

God's voice gets lost in my refusal to let go of pain and give it to Him.

On a connecting note... I can't stand when people get bored with the cross. As if saying, "Yeah, yeah, I get it... but what else is there?" Don't get me wrong, I love learning about the depths of God, but I'll never leave the feet of the cross.