He already knows the truth anyway.) pursue perfection but pursue Christ.
How have confession, meditation on
God’s Word, and prayer been key to
overcoming your own struggles? We live in a broken world but we are
a resurrection people. Because Christ
lives, we live too. It’s time to really live,
to lay our baggage down and as
God’s grace floods the darker places
in our lives we can extend that grace
to a hurting world.
Sheila: The beauty of these daily
practices, especially confession and
meditation, is that it’s not about us
getting them right. The practices are
more about becoming fully known by
our Father. Contemporary Christianity
has walked away from meditation
because we associate it with eastern
religion but that kind of meditation is
about emptying your mind. Christian
meditation is about filling your mind
with the Word of God. When I feel
the darkness of depression begin to
overwhelm me I confess my pain
to God and in the quiet, remind
myself that, “The Lord is close to the
brokenhearted and saves those who
are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 (NIV)
Sheila Walsh is a powerful commu-
nicator, Bible teacher, and bestselling
author with more than five million
books sold. She is the author of the
award-winning Gigi, God’s Little
Princess series, Peace for Today,
Loved Back to Life, The Storm Inside,
Five Minutes with Jesus and The
Longing in Me. She is cohost of Life
Today with James and Betty Robison.
Exposing your sin and shame to the
light of the love of God extinguishes
their power. Once you’ve confessed
your darkest parts, you don’t worry
about becoming known—and you
are free.
What do you hope your readers will take
away from In the Middle of the Mess?
Sheila: I hope when the reader finishes
this book there will be a fresh—or
perhaps, a first time—understanding
of how much they are loved by God.
I pray that the reader would know
that they are not alone, that we all
struggle. I pray that they will no longer
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