I want to be a greased pig

Yesterday before bed Renee mentioned to me that she had felt a shift in the spiritual atmosphere. I can’t remember how I replied to her, but overnight I had a very clear dream.
I probably dream more or less the same as most, but very occasionally, when I wake, I’m certain God has used a dream to speak to me. They aren’t prophetic dreams, but rather just a simple message about my own life, and usually they pinpoint an area in me that needs addressing.
The details of the dream itself for me aren’t so much the focus as the message behind the dream. Last night’s dream involved two deaths in a share house that Renee and I were staying in. On discovering the first death, I immediately notified everyone that needed to know.
In the dream, a second person died as well, but I was too busy packing (to move) to notify the next of kin. Days later the time came to leave the house and I still wasn’t packed, but I realized that I could get into serious trouble if I left a body in the house without letting anyone know. So I went to find the next of kin and when I found them I talked to them but didn’t mention the death.
Then I woke from the dream. It was very early. As it turns out Renee was awake as well, and after sharing the dream and what it meant, we had a wonderful time of prayer.
The deaths signified sin in my life. In my dream, the first sin was addressed immediately but the other sin was ignored, as I was too busy ‘doing things’. After a few days I still hadn’t achieved my goal (packing) and the sin was not going anywhere. Notifying the next of kin signified the confession of my sin.
I started off our prayer time this morning confessing a specific sin to Renee that I had left to fester over several days. I didn’t want to do it, but the conviction of God from my dream was strong. I didn’t ‘beat around the bush’ making excuses for the sin and I didn’t call it by any other name.
Sin is death, and left to its own devices, it will cause great harm to our walk with God and to our relationship with those around us. Confessing our sins one to another is actually a very powerful weapon of spiritual warfare, and one that, if practiced regularly, will render the enemy’s attempts at holding onto us futile.
I want to be that greased pig at the fair, that many people try to grab for a prize, but they just can’t get a hold of that thing.
Greasy for Jesus.
"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