Closets

Psalm 32
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Job 31
33 If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

What do these 2 passages have to do with each other? Everything when you put it with my dream last night. The Lord sent a warning and said, "Send it forth to My leaders."

In my dream I wanted to go somewhere bad, but I was in trouble. I wasn't allowed to go any further or anywhere until my closet was cleaned out. It didn't matter how much I whined and cried. I begged, "Just let me go and when I get back, I'll clean it." The answer I received was an emphatic NO!

But as I neared my closet, an overwhelming sense of procrastination and dread came over me. I didn't want to open it. I was terrified of what I might find. Things in there I just stuffed and never went back to straighten up. I was scared the closet monster or boogey man was going to jump out. As I approached the door to open it, I heard moaning and groaning coming from it. At the same time the sounds were seemed to actually be coming from inside of who I was. As I timidly turned the knob, a resilient sound began to quake in me. I sensed a Presence surrounding me and I heard in my ear, “You made the first step now I will come and help get this cleaned up. You can't go anywhere until it’s done. You want to move up, clean up. But I will be here every step of the way.”

David said when he hid his sin it dried up everything within him, but when he confessed it, God came and forgave him all of it. But he had to open it up and give it all to Him.

Job asked because of the fear of what people would think should he hide his sin like Adam did. He said no, he would go confidently before the throne and declare his sins, wanting his enemy to be able to write a book.

Why did Job say that? Good question! You see, if Job kept anything hid and it ever came to light then it could be used against him. But if he exposed himself for forgiveness and the enemy came before the throne to accuse Job of anything then the Father would say, "I already know. I've already dealt with it, and I covered him in the blood through My love."

Ladies and gentlemen in ministry and leadership, I hear the Lord say, "It's time to clean your closets!" You want to advance in the ministry God has given you? Then begin to allow Holy Ghost to partner with you and open up your closets, allowing the wind of the Holy Ghost to come into that secret room and purge it. YOU CANNOT GO ANY FURTHER! If you don't deal with it, it won't be long until the boogey man comes and exposes it anyway. One way or another it will be exposed. It can be your terms in a place of repentance before the God of mercy, or it will be exposed by the enemy in an attempt to destroy your character and ministry. What is done in secret will be declared from the roof tops. Whose roof do you want it to be declared from?

Please do not disregard this warning as insignificant from a rambling fool. After all, it is the foolish things that confuse the wise. Don’t be so arrogant to think it’s not for you. You know because when you began to read it you immediately thought of things in your closet you don't want to confront and expose.

Said in love and with no judgment, because I too am examining my closet. This is not meant or geared toward any specific person, but all in leadership.