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Originally Posted by Dichotomy Girl
This is the verse that popped into my mind when reading your initial post:
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
I've always thought of repentance, not as a "feeling" but as more of a response to new information. A realization or an epiphany. Repentance is realizing you've been going the wrong direction, and making a conscious effort to turn around and go another way. Yes, you may be upset or sad when you see that you've not been going the right away, but It's not necessary. |
Your view on repentance is what I've been in for 2 months now, (ever since I "felt the presence" of God Himself move on me, or let me know He is indeed there, the first time we visited this Apo church).
I'm sad and highly regretful of my life up until that point, many sins simply vanished that very day, but some I've manually cleansed myself of but I'm still fighting. I've shed a tear, but not fell apart waling in tears...