My own experience in transparency in the church is that God has controlled this incredibly delicate balance. Here what I mean. At this place we are commanded to carry each others burdens, confess our sins to one another, pray for one another. And then we are also commanded to have no other Gods before Him. Right now this commandment involves placing man as a god in place of God. You know this confessional mentality is just having someone who I can confess my sin then I will become whole. Professionally, the catholic church has been practicing this for longer than we can imagine and look at the state of the church. I agree that transparency is significant. In fact I think everyone needs to be transparent at diverse points in their lives. On this spot we are commanded to be transparent with each other, and yet we live in a corrupted world, a exceptionally ordinary point in church history, you know the day of minor things. And yet God knows the number of the hairs of our heads, and he takes care of the swallow, so he grasps exactly what we lack when we lack it. Hither remain my experience in all of this. There have been times when I have had that friend that would listen to me. Well, you appreciate what I am talking about, God persuaded someone into my life and there was a direct spiritual surge as a result of being able to be transparent to this person. Now it was not just that relationship of transparency but it was, in addition, these spiritual infusions to increase my faith. I think God delivered these diverse people into my life at the right time to encourage me, at a crossroads in my life to prepare me for something even better. The people had more than just an ear. They had something supernatural that God was using in them to encourage me. Yet in my experience they come and go. And I believe its because we can create a syndrome of unbelief in this prolonged environment. Here we cherish this illusion of transparency, and this ideal situation was we got into a relationship and we unburden our souls, and yet in order for us to grow there needs to be an absence of personal satisfaction after these stages in these transparent relationships. What does God perform to stretch our faith? He seems to be distant. Why? Because faith is like a muscle. For it to be expected it must be tested. Absence test faith. Next we ask where God went. Yet he is right there but the relational ability in assurance has weakened so we must believe in things unseen. We will seek Him more in his absence. He receives every right since we overlook him so much when we are cruising along. And so he faithfully performs the identical thing with familiar people in our active lives. The fundamental problem is we undoubtedly live in a relational society, idol. I can fondly recall the charming people who faithfully performed that personal attention I dearly needed at the right times. And God was adequately providing so much active encouragement in these proper times in these meaningful relationships, but then I have also experienced a social distance where that special touch was not there. Now I smile when this situation comes along and I intentionally try to get as much as I can when God carefully decides to escort these qualified people into my active life. Yet I have learned almost more when there has been no one. These valuable times adequately prepare me to aid others who feel solitary. These appropriate times brilliantly illuminate a deep trust in the unseen. Very volatile emotionally. Hither is were longing passionately becomes intense. God carefully manipulates every dynamic situation in our contemplative lives to mold us. He is not going to perform anything that will subtly undermine our profound faith, but will fortify it.