“But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7
Father, I pray for those coming to a retreat or those who need a retreat to discover the truth of living in the light. Lord, help them to come and step into the light of Your presence knowing you are faithful to cover them in your grace and mercy. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
I have now told all three of my children about my abortion. At some point, I may write about those experiences. But for now, I will say each of them received the news with showers of grace and love. Last week is when I told the last of my children about my abortion. While we were talking, he said, “Great (sarcastically), does this mean I now have a secret to keep?”
Thankful he revealed this thought in his little heart, I immediately refuted his fear.
“No, my son. I don’t want you to have a secret to keep. In fact, this isn’t a secret at all. My mission is to tell my story so others can make a better choice than I made or find healing and hope if they had also had an abortion. This isn’t a secret. That being said, you probably don’t need to go tell all your friends right now about it, but if the Holy Spirit leads you to share it, I want you to know you have freedom to share.”
A sigh of relief came over him knowing he didn’t have a secret to keep. In the words of Aunt Mae from the movie The Amazing Spiderman, “Secrets have a cost. They are not for free.”
Secrets are exhausting, draining and down-right depressing. I would never want to burden my son with a secret.
Our Heavenly Father doesn’t want us to be burdened with secrets either. He wants us to come to Him and share every little and big thing with Him. And He wants to free us so we can have true fellowship with others unhindered by the fear of our secrets being discovered. Living in the light of truth is a beautiful way to live—knowing we are forgiven and loved and cleansed by the blood of Jesus from all sin.
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