We live in a sinful world, and these things are bound to happen. The hardest one has to be when you do something wrong but you don't want to admit it. Blaming someone or something else was even the reaction to the first sin - Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the snake! Genesis 3 The disciple, John, had something to say about what we should do when we sin.
1 John 1:8-9New International Version (NIV)
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Look at that first line. It's pretty easy to say that if we claim to be sinless/perfect, the truth is not in us. The other part of the sentence is a little surprising, though. It says that if we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves. The crazy thing is that it doesn't fool anyone else - everyone else knows!
Imagine a little girl being questioned about a missing cookie by her mom, and picture that girl with cookie crumbs still on her face. When she claims she didn't eat the cookie, she's not fooling her mom, she's just fooling herself. She has deceived herself into thinking she can get away with it.
That's a lot like us, thinking that maybe God won't notice our sin, and that the people around us will think we're perfect if we can keep up a good act. It doesn't work. However, when we finally 'fess up, God is faithful and just and forgives our sins for Jesus' sake because he loves us. That cleansing or purifying from sin may not look fun, but it's way better than holding onto the sin!
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