"I Repent"

Men and Repentance…

How difficult is it for men to admit that something they've done is wrong, was a poor decision or likely displeased GOD?

If a person is going to consider repenting, he or she is apt to encounter the need to express sincere regret or remorse for wherever they were involved in.

Your wrongdoing (sin) has a direct correlation/connection to not doing what GOD Commands. When I personally grow weary of making poor choices and seemingly arriving at the same ole spot again, I usually get down on myself and cry out to the LORD.

That outcry is often accompanied with seeing my current behavior, and then my decision to make a distinct separation from my past actions occurs.

If this is also where you are, the added effort of blaming everyone or even anyone else is still a copout.

Our repentance involves a genuine feeling of sorrow and remorse for actions or thoughts that are considered wrongful actions towards another human and similarly sinful towards the Holy One of Israel.

This state goes beyond simply "feeling bad". Repentance implies a shift in one's perspective and a willingness to change one's way of thinking and acting.

Are you willing to own up to your choices and movements?

Are you poised and eager to recognize that your actions are way off from what the Scriptural definition of sin and expectations is?

Every act of repentance should always involve a commitment to forsake the old, and to turn towards a new path or way of life. It is one of the necessary phases towards forgiveness and reconciliation with El Shaddai.

Depending on the context of the struggle, a person may find him or herself balancing between selfishness and doing what honors the Creator.

Teshuvah, the Biblical definition, implies that a person has turned back to "the path" or a certain state, often a spiritual one. It ONLY MEANS, the person made a complete change of direction, not just a feeling of regret.