Confession

Romans 13:11-12 NKJV
[11] And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. [12] The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 
Paul begins with one command:
“Wake up… cast off the works of darkness.” (Romans 13:11–12)
Some folks are awake physically but spiritually sleepwalking — eyes open, heart on autopilot, soul drifting.
Ever open a storage unit you haven’t touched all year? Boxes stacked to heaven, random stuff you forgot existed, old clothes, broken tools, Christmas décor from 1997, and that one box labeled, “KEEP — REALLY IMPORTANT,” but you have no clue what’s inside.
You stand there thinking, How did all this junk get here?
Your heart’s the same way. Junk piles up when we’re not paying attention — attitudes, habits, resentments, compromises.
Paul says: Wake up. Open the door. Throw out the garbage.
Psalms 139:23-24 NKJV
[23] Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; [24] And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
I John 1:9 NKJV
[9] If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 
Trying to fix spiritual problems with worldly solutions is like trying to patch a sinking canoe with duct tape.
It might float for a minute…but you’re going swimming.
Only Jesus heals.
Only Jesus restores.
Confession isn’t punishment — it’s maintenance. It’s the daily rinse-cycle of the Christian life.