Nehemiah 9:33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

I make a mistake in my life, and then I reap the consequences. Other people see my mess-ups. I get embarrassed about it and then I want to hide it. I don’t want to admit my mistakes. If I don’t admit them it is easier for me to ignore them. This, however, will hurt me in the long run! I will not learn anything. I will always feel like I need to hide my faults. I won’t be able to be myself. I will become a “plastic man”. This verse show that the people admitted their faults. They told God that they had messed up. I am always going to make mistakes. I shouldn’t hide them but openly admit them and look to God for grace.