Don't Call it Comeback

I had a great conversation with an older women last week. She was telling me about her son and how she had to relocate to help him raise his family due to an issue within the family . She explained how they, more specifically , her son has chosen not to return to their hometown. He can return but he made a choice not to return so he could make better choices in his life.

I thought this was interesting because I can think back over my life about the number of times I should have stayed away but continued to go into a situation, to say that thing that I should not have said or even been with that group of people. We've all had those moments when we know that the thing we are doing is not pleasing to God but we do it anyway. We seek to please our feelings, our flesh and our friendships more than the Father.

If you've ever gone to church you've heard about repentance. It’s word that’s mentioned and thrown around often. But do we really understand what repentance is or how it works? Repentance is when we have sincere regret or remorse for something we've done. It’s not just having the remorse and regret it's what we do with remorse and regret that creates repentance. Repentance is not just a thought or feeling but it’s an action. The action of repentance is where you choose to talk to God about the choice you've made and then ask for forgiveness.

The hardest part about regret and remorse is not repeating the same choice.

The hardest part about regret and remorse is not repeating the same choice. Most of us will repeat the same behavior again and feel the same regret and remorse. So when does the change happen? The change happens with obedience . The change happens when we ask for forgiveness and help with the habit, the choice, the thoughts and actions.

That's when real life change happens. When we ask Jesus for His help.

Repentance, forgiveness, and obedience in change is not a comeback- it’s a process.

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