WHEN YOU FAIL – PART 1

KEEPERS OF YOUR SECRETS

The Phrase – “No One Is Perfect.” – Needs More Thought. 

1. Facts About Secrets:  
   • Everyone Has Skeletons, [1 John 1:8,10]. 
   • Everyone Is Sick in Some Way, [Ps. 51:5]. 
   • Everyone Needs Saving Grace, [Matt. 9:10-13].  
2. Types Of Secret Keepers:  
   • Bathsheba = Keepers by Implication, [2 Sam. 11:5]. 
   • Joab = Keepers for Manipulation, [2 Sam. 11:14-15]. 
   • Nathan = Keepers for Reconciliation, [2 Sam. 12:1,7,9,12]. 
   • God = Keeper for Restoration, [2 Sam. 12:13].  
3. Solutions For Secrets: 
   • Confess Faults to God First, [1 John 1:9].  
   • God Is the Best Keeper of Secrets. 
   • Confess Faults to Mature Believers, [James 5:16].   
   • Mature People Seek to Cover [Prov. 11:13]. 
   • Mature People Know That Restoration Is the Fruit Of Correction.

Prayer Of Action: Lord, Please Cover My Failures, In Jesus Name!