"But behold, ye cannot hide your crimes from God; and except ye repent they will stand as a testimony against you at the last day."
Alma 39:8
I guess that this can be negative, and is even in a negative context in the scripture... but I think that this is one of the greatest aids to communication that we have between God and ourselves. God has never been, and never will be, a stranger to us. He's family... someone who knows all about us, and still loves us. We know that we are out of touch with God when we *want* to hide anything from him. I think it is the same with people... there is always something that isn't quite perfect in the relationship if you have to hide things from each other. Not that I am perfect, or even that it is common... but the perfection of the relationship is one thing that sets God's friendship and love apart from all others. No matter how bad it gets, he still knows it, and there is no horror of surprise or despair when we talk to him... just the facts, and a focus on the future. I like that. ... of course, the rest of the scripture is true as well. If we don't clear our consciences, it won't be fun at *all* to live with someone who knows all the bad stuff we're thinking. But hey... that's just another incentive to clean up our acts, right? :)
Alma 39:8
I guess that this can be negative, and is even in a negative context in the scripture... but I think that this is one of the greatest aids to communication that we have between God and ourselves. God has never been, and never will be, a stranger to us. He's family... someone who knows all about us, and still loves us. We know that we are out of touch with God when we *want* to hide anything from him. I think it is the same with people... there is always something that isn't quite perfect in the relationship if you have to hide things from each other. Not that I am perfect, or even that it is common... but the perfection of the relationship is one thing that sets God's friendship and love apart from all others. No matter how bad it gets, he still knows it, and there is no horror of surprise or despair when we talk to him... just the facts, and a focus on the future. I like that. ... of course, the rest of the scripture is true as well. If we don't clear our consciences, it won't be fun at *all* to live with someone who knows all the bad stuff we're thinking. But hey... that's just another incentive to clean up our acts, right? :)
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