How NOT to Fix a Mistake

Okay, let me say first-of-all that this true story is not (supposed to be) funny. That’s my official disclaimer.

Did you hear about the pet groomer at a Petco in Hawaii who cut off part of a puppy's ear and then tried to cover it up by gluing it back on…unsuccessfully? Gladys Kapuwi said that after she retrieved her Pomerian-Maltese mix, Dodo, from her grooming session, she found that part of her pet’s ear had been cut off…and evidently the groomer had made a futile attempt to glue it back without telling Dodo’s owner. Surprise, surprise--Ms. Kapuwi is suing Petco! Wha...? Ms. Kapuwi wasn't satisfied with the groomer’s attempt to fix a mistake?

That makes me wonder how God must view our attempts to fix our mistakes instead of owning up to our sins. We mess up but we try to glue everything back so no one will notice…always unsuccessfully. Yet God has made His offer and plan for forgiveness plain in the Scriptures:

“If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us” (1 John 1:8-10).

As we continue our 40 Days of Prayer & Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough, do better than trying to “fix” your mistakes. Confess your sin to God who “is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” I’m praying for you today…