Today is my oldest grandson’s birthday. What a treasure he is to our entire family. I praise God for him! Happy birthday Dante!

Last night’s lesson for Celebrate Recovery was a testimony from a neighboring CR. She used a line in her testimony that I didn’t catch at the time but it was shared twice in small group following. It was then that I was taken by it. The line–“what isn’t shared cannot be healed”. James 5:16 tells us that when we confess one to another we will be healed.

This morning I am leaving with two other young men from church for a men’s retreat. It is the first one we’ve had for several years. I will be part of the worship time as well as a small group leader. I am always a little more timid about sharing my own story with men I know but they aren’t a part of CR. When men come for their own help it’s easy to tell them you needed help. I have that sense of “less than” when I’m nudged to share points of my past to ones I have no idea if they even have a past. Satan always wants to run me through the mill at these times. So, the line used last night hit me squarely as I heard it twice in small group.

This morning Jesus was reminding me that never in my years of sharing my past have I been “judged” by it. Instead, I’ve only heard thanks for it. It was just the reminder I needed to tell Satan that I’m a child of the King and not him. He has to deal with Jesus on this one for I’m sharing what Jesus nudges me to do. How I love our Savior and Lord–Jesus Christ!