Psalm 32:5 Amplified says, “I acknowledge my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord (continually unfolding the past till all is told)—then You (instantly) forgave me the guilt and iniquity of my sin. Selah (pause, and calmly think of that)!”

The wording reminds me of when Hannah poured out her heart before the Lord. Eli the priest thought she was drunk. 1 Samuel 1:16 says, “…for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now.”

Psalm 62:8 says, “…pour out your heart before Him…” Why does the Lord want us to do this when He knows what is in our heart? Pouring out all the emotional pain that we buried, is the pathway to receiving forgiveness and inner healing. 

Ignoring our emotional pain is sin because of what it does to our health. Our bodies belong to the Lord ~ we are only stewards.