What if I don't feel like repenting

[OneLight]

Does it really matter what we think, or does it really matter what God thinks? It doesn't matter if a sin is a "small" sin or a "large" sin, sin is sin and separates us from God. May I suggest that you look at how you are prioritizing these events in your heart. It is hard to believe that you don't care, but rather, they your prideful nature is causing you to place your feelings about His ways.

[tiamiyux]

Repentance is necessary to becoming a good christian. Anybody who does not repent could face the wrath of God

[2Joyful]

I agree with all the above, especially concerning what God think. Any angle you look from..it's all about Him. This natural state you are operating in (the flesh) holds the key that open doors and it isn't all about you entering into Heaven. This deals with your life here on earth also. This unrepentant separates you from God.

And Satan loves this because..

He's is just plotting and when he receives the permission to move forward... and those fiery darts comes your way. You are going to have to operate in the full power of the Holy Ghost. One of Satan trick is when trials come..to cause confusion. He has a successful record of stirring doubt...you don't need any unrepentant during times of trials, nor in times of peace.

[Guest]

I have committed a multitude of sins, both big and small. But I cannot seem to be able to repent. I think what I did was wrong, but I do not think it was that big of a deal. I am not able to say with sorrow, "I have sinned against you alone Lord". What is wrong with me? Any advice is welcome.

Beloved Family~!

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It Is Personal

Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. Job 42:1-6

It Is A Gift

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalms 139:23-24

So Ask

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3

Really Ask

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 2 Corinthians 10:5

And As A Child Rejoice

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1:8-9

Trusting In Abba Daddy And Jesus Your LORD

Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: Galatians 1:3-4

Knowing His Joy

Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:18-19

Is

How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. Psalms 13:1-6

You

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

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Be Blessed Beloved Daughter Of The KING

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. Numbers 6:24-27

Love, Your Brother Joe

Praying~!

[Guest Kasey777]

Gerda

I know you acknowledge you sin and you know it's wrong...then say you don't "feel" like repenting.

I think there is more at issue here .... are you angry at God? Believe me, you would not be the first person nor the last to be angry, frustrated and ticked off at God for situations they felt HE should have, could have intervened in.

Most often, that "dull" heart that doesn't "feel" convicted....well it's really a "bruised" heart that is suffering in woundedness....

This is what I suggest, take it or leave it, but here it is..

I want you to take a really close look at what has gone on in your life emotionally ...say for the last year..in relationships, friendships, career, education, family etc. While doing this find out where the "stake" was nailed into your heart....what hurt you the most and then see who it is you blame....

It's just an exercise....no big committment...but possibly you will find your heart is "wounded" not "unrepentant".

Blessings,

[Guest yod]

You might start by just acknowledging every sin you can think of to Him. He already knows but it might help you.

Whatever you do, don't start justifying your sin. As long as you can confess that you have missed the mark, there is hope for your future, even if you don't "feel" like anything has changed yet.

I find that my heart grows hard when I stop praying. Prayer isn't bringing your desires or problems to God, it's simply time dedicated to being in His presence. Nothing has to be "accomplished" except time spent in DIALOGUE.

And keeping the Word on your mind, in your heart, on your lips is key to a good prayer life. Read the Word and you'll know what to talk about in prayer....

I'm praying for a breakthrough in your life....may He come in like a flood!!

[stacey c]

About 16 yrs. ago I got caught up in a situation where I sinned, not saying I haven't sinned since we all fall short, but your post so reminds me of what I not went through but PUT MYSELF THROUGH cause the Holy Ghost was calling me to repentance the whole time. But for a year or better after the fact I ignored the drawing of the Holy Ghost for repentance. I had a excuse for everything, "well if so and so hadnt done this.......or that.... I wouldn't have" I refused to take responsibility for my actions. Total pride on my part.

Well the Word warns us if we dont fall upon the Rock the Rock will fall on us. One Wednesday evening service the pastor preached on the passage of having a hard heart, mind you I had heard the passage a dozen times over my years of being a christian, but in this particular night the annointing was flowing so heavily I broke under it and confessed my sin to Him and later to the person I wronged and when I did the Holy Spirit literally came in like a mighty rushing wind and the peace and joy was unparallel to anything I had felt before.

But let me tell you for a period of time before that I was under such conviction it was horrible! I was angry, short tempered, scared, emotional.....you do not want to fall into the hands of an angry God! I'm sure it wasn't His pure anger but He sure was disappointed in me and I knew it!

Please carefully examine yourself. There is no justification for sin, and it will but a cement ceiling between you and Him and if you truly crave your closeness with Him, nothing feels worse than the seperation from our Daddy!!!

Blessings stacey c

[Ephesians__6_24]

hi...

I have committed a multitude of sins, both big and small. But I cannot seem to be able to repent. I think what I did was wrong, but I do not think it was that big of a deal. I am not able to say with sorrow, "I have sinned against you alone Lord". What is wrong with me? Any advice is welcome.

Blessings,

GerdaHannah

Genesis 6

¹¹The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

¹²And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

¹³And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

¹⁴Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

So God says to Noah: "I will destroy all flesh with the earth, Make an ark"

How does Noah reply? does he take God at his word? does he believe that it is not possible for God to lie? (Titus 1:2 - God cannot lie).

Hebrews 11

⁷By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Genesis 6

²²Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Now, let's see if God did keep his word.

Genesis 7

⁶And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

⁷And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

It is not possible for God to lie.

Now...

What will happen?

2 Peter 1

For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

2 Corinthians 5

⁷(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

⁸We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

⁹Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

¹⁰For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

¹¹Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

so...

Proverbs 3

⁵Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

⁷Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

⁸It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

2 Peter 3

¹³Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

¹⁴Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

¹⁵And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation;

(remember - it is not possible for God to lie... (Titus 1:2) we all must appear before the judgment seat of Christ - that every one may receive the things done in his body - according to that he hath done - whether it be good or bad... - 2Cor. 5:10)

Acts 2

³⁷Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

³⁸Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

³⁹For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.

⁴⁰And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

2 Chronicles 20:3

And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

[glf]

hi...

I have committed a multitude of sins, both big and small. But I cannot seem to be able to repent. I think what I did was wrong, but I do not think it was that big of a deal. I am not able to say with sorrow, "I have sinned against you alone Lord". What is wrong with me? Any advice is welcome.

Blessings,

GerdaHannah

Hey! Gerda... Praise the Lord both now and forever, in the name of Jesus, our God and King!

The power of the Lord's word is that when we take the time to put it into our minds, the Holy Spirit will illuminate it, here a little and there a little. This illumination does many things; like making the words we read to be Jesus to us, Spirit to spirit, so that we learn to know him better and better just like anyone else that we might spend the time with. The Holy Spirit also uses the scriptures to give us faith or the power to both believe the Lord's word and also the power to act upon that belief. The Holy Will also use the word that you put into your mind to purify your conscience, also little by little. So that the things that you once delighted in become points of conviction and our consciences are purified and we more and more see sin as the Lord does. So as we are in the process of being transformed by the renewing of our minds, and we give in to a particular temptation, the guilt that we feel will continue to grow until, if we are stubborn and yet stay in God's word, finally the Holy Spirit will use the knowledge of how miserable we will be will give us the power to say no. You may stumble again, but the guilt will continue to grow and grow as we stay in the word of the Lord. Then of course the Lord will move on to the next area in our lives and begin working on us there. Once all the outward sins that are easy to notice are dealt with, the Lord will begin working on our attitudes. It is about this time in our walk that we begin to feel a joy unspeakable and full of glory, where you will search for songs to sing to the Lord in joy with to express it. It is also about here that if one is out of fellowship with a local church, one will begin to search for one and then the candle light of your praise to the Lord will be made into a bonfire. Our emotions are like the caboose of a train. It will not change directions right away, but will eventually turn to follow the engine of our choices. So do not go by feelings, but rather stick to the godly choice made from reason and the emotions will line up after some time as we humans are resistant to change.

Those whom he foreknew, he did also predestinate to be conformed to the image of Christ Jesus.

That he(Jesus) may cleanse it(Church) by the washing of water with the word.

2Pet1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceedingly great and precious promises that we might be made partakers of the divine nature having escape the corruption that is in the world through lust.

there is a sorrow after the world that leads to death and there is a godly sorrow that leads to a repentance not to be repented of.

Come out from among them and touch not the unclean thing. Bad company corrupts good morals.

Holy Father, full of life and love, gather Gerda into your arms and take charge of this situation in her life. make your word to be the power of your might to her heart and mind and use it to set her free. Reveal yourself to her and give her a vision to follow you in service. Share your heart with her and show her the love that you have for us all. Magnify your name in her and give her a growth in the Spirit so that she can praise your name in Spirit and in truth in Jesus' name. Amen.

Edited October 3, 2011 by glf

[Matthitjah]

GH,

When I feel like this I start to be exceedingly thankful.

List all the things you are thankful for today. Strive to list alot of them. Mentally or actually write them down.

When you begin to see this list develop you will understand how much God Loves you and how much He has blessed you. Then your hearts desire will be to be pleasing to Him. You will realize that you can't please Him through your own efforts and repentance will flow.

Sometimes I'm just like Peter when I realize whose presence I'm in;

Lu 5:8

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

Praying for you now.

Peace,

Dave