Proverbs 28:13-14
13 He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
14 Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD,
but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
What a wonderful passage of Scripture that literally teacher a believer to fear the Lord.
A sure way to hardening your heart is failure to confess your sin to God. If you want to fear the Lord in your life, you must confess and renounce your sin, confess and repent and trust in God's provision for the forgiveness of your sin in the Blood if His Son, the result will be to discover God's mercy before the throne of Grace.
A sure pathway to hardening ones heart is seen in concealing your sin and refusal to confess, renounce and repent forsaking them. When the ground work for one to conceal their sin is laid out on the playing field, then you are on the pathway to hardening your heart and falling into trouble.
However, Once you fall on your knees before God in prayer and you confess your sin, laying open your heart before the throne of Grace; but Go before God in spirit and truth, Confessing your sin, naming it and then renouncing your sin, the result will be to find "Mercy." What does the scripture say in 1 John 1:9? But if you confess your sin He is faithful and Just to forgive you of your sin and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. Indeed you will find Mercy, but you will also discover God's blessing upon you as you walk on the path of righteousness. Blessed is the man who always fears the Lord, such a pathway will lead you into blessings and prosperity, as you find yourself on the path of righteousness that fears the Lord.
The way to doubly check yourself to see if you are on the pathway of fearing the Lord in your life, is to be honest with yourself before God by confessing and renounceing your imperfections, Sin, helplessness, pride, arrogance, boasting and idolatry of worshipping yourself or others, and even whatever the Holy Spirit brings to your attention through His convicting power.
Ignore the Holy Spirit's prompting and convicting power is to harden your heart and lead your life down the path of destruction.
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