Some persons do first, think afterward, and then repent forever.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.
Repentance is accepted remorse.
Repentance means you change your mind so deeply that it changes you.
To truly repent of a big thing, you have to go into it with your heart open and force yourself to deal with it at that level and to apologize to God.
Each life is unique. But for all, repentance will surely include passing through the portal of humble prayer. Our Father in Heaven can allow us to feel fully the conviction of our sins. He knows the depths of our remorse. He can then direct what we must do to qualify for forgiveness.
It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend to commit.
It is impossible to repent of love. The sin of love does not exist.
Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.
Even the acceptance of personal responsibility may not overcome the temptation to believe that now is not the time to repent. 'Now' can seem so difficult, and 'later' appear so much easier. The truth is that today is always a better day to repent than any tomorrow.
We often repent of our first thoughts, and scarce ever of our second.