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21 DAYS OF PRAYER // DAY 9
 A Prayer of Admission

ad·mit

 “confess to be true or to be the case, typically with reluctance; 

acknowledge a failure or fault”

Ecclesiastes 4:7-8

7 Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:

8 There was a man all alone;

    he had neither son nor brother.

There was no end to his toil,

    yet his eyes were not content with his wealth.

“For whom am I toiling,” he asked,

    “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?”

This too is meaningless—

    a miserable business! 

“Confession consists of two parts: first, to confess our sins, and secondly, to receive the absolution or forgiveness by the confessor, as from God Himself.”

― Martin Luther (Luther’s Catechism, 1530)

 Pray 

• Ask the question: “For whom am I toiling?” and ask God to reveal areas of your life where you need a recalibration of your why. It’s OK if you need to ask this several times as God opens your heart to hearing from him. 
• Take some time to admit and confess your vices, addictions, and things in your life that are pulling you away from community with God and others.
• Write down who it is in your life you need to admit these things to, as well as one thing that you can do today to take a step toward building community with people who will help keep you accountable and remind you of your why.