Confessing our sins
Listing things we are to be praying about for others, James includes confessing our sins to one another and praying for each other (James 5:16). There are several benefits Christians can enjoy if we will practice confessing our sins to one another.
Confessing means to admit, state or acknowledge some wrong that has been done. This can only come about by an honest evaluation of ourselves after we have learned that we have done something wrong. Sometimes, we know something is wrong before we do