When my hidden sin came to light, the damage extended far beyond my own family.
Over the past several months, I know many have been wrestling with honest questions like: If someone who taught freedom wasn’t living in freedom, is any of it actually true? Is transformation even possible?
My sin does not change the character of Jesus. It doesn’t diminish the hope found in him, nor does it invalidate the truth of the gospel. But healing cannot begin without complete honesty.
Thorough healing — whether mine, my family’s, or others’ — cannot begin until I own my part in the broken relationships. One of the most important lessons I’ve been learning is that every relationship I’ve broken through my choices must begin with the same confession: “I am the one who broke trust”.
This is simply acknowledging reality. Others have had to make difficult decisions because of my actions, and I have to own that before anything can be rebuilt.
Ironically, that’s also where hope begins.
Not in defending myself.
Not in explaining myself.
But in bringing my sins into the light and allowing Jesus to begin the work of restoration.
My sins are real. Their consequences are real. But neither has the final word. Jesus does!
With hope,
Nathan
P.S. Lacey and I recently sat down to have an honest conversation about the past six months — what recovery has looked like, what God has been teaching us, and why we still believe hope, healing, and restoration are possible.
Watch the latest episode,
STB163 | 6 Months Later: Recovery, Humility, & Hope:
https://cultivaterelationships.com/shoot-the-breeze/stb163/
