Confession carries baggage—shame, fear, and the feeling that we have to earn God’s forgiveness. In week two of our Spiritual Practices series, Charlie reframes confession as a gift: not a way to get forgiveness, but a way to remember the forgiveness already given in Jesus. Confession follows repentance—moving from an inward posture to an outward naming—and it doesn’t change your identity in Christ. Instead, it closes the relational gap sin creates and makes room for what God loves to do most: extend compassion and grace. In a culture full of condemnation, confession becomes a way we re-learn the heart of God.