Those who agree with the truth about their sin will likewise agree with the truth about God's ways, and will be desiring to walk in those ways. Any truth misunderstood can be dangerous. Every truth needs the balance of other truth. So having stressed the importance of confession, let's look now at a few balancing pointers. Openness needs the balance of discretion.
Openness needs the balance of discretion.
God wants us to be honest about sin. He encourages us to confess our faults one to another. But He certainly doesn't intend that we walk around with our hearts turned inside out. To speak too often and too extensively about one's personal needs can make us overbearing and may actually be a covert way of seeking attention from others. It is unkind and unnecessary to confess negative feelings against others if those people have no idea the feelings were there.