A quiet room
Say it to God.
What you have been carrying, he already knows. Write it down here, plainly, and hear what Scripture promises to anyone who confesses.
A private writing space
Listener, a Scripture companion
Write what you need to confess. Only God is listening — no one here reads this.
This is a private companion, not a priest, counsellor or confessor. Conversations are not read by people and are automatically deleted within 24 hours.
What confession is, and isn't
Confession is telling God the truth about yourself, out loud or in writing, without excuses.
It is not a performance, and it is not a punishment. God does not learn anything new when you confess. You do. Naming a sin honestly takes it out of the fog where it has been ruling you and puts it in the light, where it can be forgiven.
Confession is also not a way of paying for what you did. Nothing you say here makes you worthy of forgiveness; that was settled at the cross. Confession is how you receive what is already offered.
Two things this site is not. It is not a sacrament: for Roman Catholics, sacramental confession is made to a priest, and this site does not replace it. And it is not therapy or counselling: the companion is not a person, and it cannot care for you the way a pastor, doctor or trusted friend can. It can help you say what needs saying and show you what God has said in reply.
Three steps
Confess. Receive. Make right.
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Confess it plainly
Say what you did, not what you were going through when you did it. Use the real word. If it was a lie, say lie. If it was cruelty, say cruelty. How to confess to God
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Receive what God has promised
Forgiveness is not a feeling you wait for. It is a promise you take God at his word on. Read the promises slowly, more than once. The promises
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Make it right where you can
Some sins have a second address. If you wronged a person, forgiveness from God is the beginning, not the end. Making things right
The promises
What God has said to those who confess.
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If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9, Berean Standard Bible -
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12, Berean Standard Bible -
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
Isaiah 1:18, Berean Standard Bible -
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
Micah 7:18-19, Berean Standard Bible -
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1, Berean Standard Bible
Guides
Honest answers to the questions people bring to confession.
- How to confess to God, plainlyConfessing
- Guilt, conviction and shame: telling them apartShame and guilt
- Does God really forgive everything?Forgiveness
- How to apologise to someone you hurtMaking things right
ConfessingForgivenessMaking things rightSpecific strugglesShame and guilt
If you need more than this
Some things should not be carried alone, and some cannot be carried by a website.
Confession to God is where healing starts, but God has also given us one another. If what you have written here is heavy, take it to a church. Ask to speak to a pastor, priest or elder; they have heard worse than you think, and they are there for exactly this. James writes that we are to confess our sins to each other and pray for each other so that we may be healed.
If your struggle involves addiction, an eating disorder, an abusive relationship, or a mind that will not stop turning, please also see a doctor or a qualified professional. Doing so is not a lack of faith. It is wisdom, and often it is how God answers prayer.