The Need for Repentance
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10)
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.” (Psalm 51:17)
It seems like churches today have a lot more emphasis on being happy and outwardly expressive than on repentance and brokenness. I believe the world needs to see overflowing joy in Believers but there are also times when we need to examine our hearts and ask God to search us and show us the things that displease Him so that we can repent of those things.
Once we genuinely repent, we can get up full of faith and joy that God cared enough about us to bring conviction and that, with His help, we can continue to live a victorious life. If we allow God to remove the things in life that weigh us down, the sins that fix themselves to us, we will be free and will naturally radiate with His joy. People can tell the difference between reality and counterfeit. Let’s make sure we have something real to share and begin by repenting of whatever it is that God’s convicting us of.
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