Confession & Bring Your Double to Jesus
- karenjuly1965
- Jan 18
- 5 min read
Confession & Bring Your Double to Jesus
Anger, unforgiveness, and the habits that keep you stuck
📖 Scripture for This Devotion
“for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.”Hebrews 4:10 (ESV)
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to get stuck?
Not stuck because you don’t love God.
Not stuck because you don’t want freedom.
But stuck because your mind keeps returning to a memory
…and your emotions keep reacting like the pain is still happening right now.
Sometimes it isn’t the event itself that keeps us bound
—it’s the emotion attached to it.
And friend, this is exactly why confession matters.
Not confession as punishment
.Not confession as shame.
But confession as light.
Because here’s something the Lord has taught me:
LIGHT IS THE POWER OF GOD IN THE DARK PARTS OF OUR HEART.
What is “Double”?
When I say, “Bring your Double to Jesus,” this is what I mean:
Scripture describes the double-minded person as unstable — not because they’re evil,
but because they’re divided… pulled in two directions.
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” James 1:8 (KJV)
Double is the divided heart.
The part of you that believes…and the part of you that still battles.
You want peace — but fear rises.
You want to forgive — but anger flares.
You want to walk forward — but a memory keeps grabbing your soul.
And Jesus is not offended by that place.
Jesus invites it.
Confession brings the divided heart into the light
Confession isn’t just admitting you were wrong.
Confession is saying:
“Jesus, this is what’s really happening in me.”
“This is what I’m feeling.”
“This is what I’m tempted by.”
“This is what I keep returning to.”
“This is the pain I don’t know how to heal.”
And the moment you bring it into the light —the enemy loses the power he had in the dark.
The Word says:
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 (KJV)
Notice it does not only say forgive.
It also says cleanse.
That means Jesus doesn’t just pardon you — He purifies you.
He doesn’t just excuse — He heals.
He doesn’t just cover — He restores.
Anger and unforgiveness keep the soul tied to the past
Let’s talk about something real.
Some of us don’t realize we’re not only carrying pain…we’re carrying anger.
Anger from betrayal.
Anger from being manipulated or ignored.
Anger from being misunderstood.
Anger from having to survive things that hurt too deeply to explain.
Anger is a real emotion — but Scripture gives us a warning:
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.” Ephesians 4:26–27 (KJV)
That means unresolved anger becomes more than emotion
—it becomes a doorway.
And when that doorway stays open long enough,
anger turns into something darker:
bitterness. offense. hardness. constant reaction.
And what does that do?
It keeps the soul tied to the past — living the same chapter emotionally,
over and over again.
Habits don’t begin as habits
— they begin as pain
Here’s something the Lord has helped me understand:
Many sinful habits aren’t born from rebellion —they are born from relief-seeking.
People numb.
People escape.
People cope.
People try to soothe the ache.
And if we don’t bring our pain to Jesus,
we will always be tempted to bring it to something else.
But none of those substitutes can heal the soul.
Only Jesus can.
God is calling you into rest
There is a kind of rest God offers that is deeper than sleep.
It’s the rest of a soul that no longer has to strive, fight, prove, or replay.
God’s rest is where you stop carrying what only Jesus can carry.
“for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.” Hebrews 4:10 (ESV)
So I’ll ask you what the Lord has been asking my own heart:
What is God asking you to rest from?
And what would it take for you to lay it all down?
Because sometimes the miracle isn’t what God adds…
it’s what God takes out of us.
Bring the real you.
Bring the double.
Bring it all.
If you feel divided today — don’t hide it.
If you’ve been stuck in anger — bring it.
If unforgiveness has a grip on you — bring it.
If a habit keeps pulling you back — bring it.
If fear is stealing your peace — bring it.
Because the Lord already knows.
And confession is not condemnation.
Confession is a doorway into light.
🙏 Prayer
Jesus,
I bring You the real me
— not the version that looks strong.
I bring You my divided heart.
The part of me that believes… and the part of me that still battles.
I confess what I’ve been carrying:
anger, pain, unforgiveness, and the habits that keep me stuck.
Lord, shine Your light into my heart.
Heal what I cannot heal.
Free what I cannot free.
Give me the grace to forgive.
Give me the strength to surrender
(Surrender = Trust & Obey)
Cleanse me, renew me, and restore me.
I choose You again today.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
With love in Christ,
Karen
Hope in Today Ministries
Jesus is never too busy to listen to me
—and I can never bring a problem to Him that would leave Him helpless
or wondering what to do.
And the same Jesus who meets me there
… is willing to meet you there too — because He is faithful, and He loves you.
And I know this is true
because I have accepted & received Him in my heart as both Savior and Lord.
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