4. Write a prayer thanking God for the love and mercy He has shown you beyond what you ever deserve.

3. Using “Guidelines For Confession”, take the third guideline – Identify Your Sins (see below) – and write out your sins of thoughts, words, and deeds that are heavy on your heart.

Identify your sins according to God’s Word.

• Sinful thoughts – Ecclesiastes 2:1-3; Matthew 15:19; Luke 6:45

• Sinful words – Exodus 20:16; Proverbs 11:13; Ephesians 4:29

• Sinful actions – Exodus 20:12-17; Matthew 7:12; Galatians 5:19-21

• Sins of omission, such as failing to love as Christ commands – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

• Note Psalm 51:4 and the prodigal son’s confession to his father in Luke 15:21

2. What keeps God continuing to show mercy on your soul? What is your responsibility?

1. What motivated God to show mercy on your soul?