Reflection on men's retreat

Thank you to all who covered me in prayer. The session I presented went quite well. I had a very interactive discussion on what I call the Iron Triangle. According to research, these three issues challenge men the most: money, power, and sex. We used the scripture and personal experience to describe the positive and negative sides of each topic. I was glad that I could be brave and share not only my victories, but my failures. The vast majority of us are afraid to confess our sins publicly, but several chatted with me afterwards about their struggles. I challenged everyone to find some brothers to form an accountability group. I mentioned that I have a group of men in which we can confidentially share and our primary rule is that it stays within the room. Many say, I confess to God and that is good. Yet, the scripture also states "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective" James 5:16. Some Christian churches have confession to the priest or father as a practice. In other situations we need to confess to someone to get it outside of ourselves. Having a trusted person is a challenge for many.