Steffani continues solo and opens with a confession of her own: saying I'm sorry has never come easily to her, and her usual strategy has been trying to get things right the first time so an apology never becomes necessary. The word that stops her cold in today's devotional is promptly. Her instinct runs the other way, toward justifying, explaining, waiting out the moment until the window to make it right has quietly closed on its own.

She traces the delay back to fear, fear of looking lesser, fear of pride taking a hit, the same false evidence appearing real that shows up everywhere else in recovery. Page 59's instruction to promptly admit when we're wrong becomes the daily discipline she's practicing against her own grain, paired with Proverbs 28:13's promise that whoever hides their sin won't prosper, but whoever confesses finds mercy. The honest turn comes near the end: she isn't responsible for how anyone receives her apology, only for offering it, which means the relief of a clean conscience doesn't depend on being forgiven, it just depends on being honest.

The stone for today: Humility grows when I admit my mistakes promptly instead of defending them.

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