If we exalt money, status, or sex above the Word of God, we are living in
idolatry. Every time we inwardly submit to the strongholds of fear, bitterness,
and pride, we are bowing to the rulers of darkness. Each of these idols must be
smashed, splintered, and obliterated from the landscape of our hearts. - Francis
Frangipane
Some people do not like to hear much of repentance; but I think it is so
necessary that if I should die in the pulpit, I would desire to die preaching
repentance, and if out of the pulpit I would desire to die practicing it. -
Matthew Henry
Do not expect, I say again, to have perfect repentance at first; sincere
penitence you must have, and then under divine grace you will go on from
strength to strength, until at last you shall hate and abhor sin as a serpent or
a viper, and then shall you be near, very near, the perfection of repentance. -
Charles Spurgeon
To every toiling, heavy-laden sinner, Jesus says, "Come to me and rest". But
there are many toiling, heavy-laden believers, too. For them this same
invitation is meant. Note well the words of Jesus, if you are heavy-laden with
your service, and do not mistake it. It is not, "Go, labor on," as perhaps you
imagine. On the contrary, it is stop, turn back, "Come to me and rest." Never,
never did Christ send a heavy laden one to work; never, never did He send a
hungry one, a weary one, a sick or sorrowing one, away on any service. For such
the Bible only says, "Come, come, come." - James Hudson Taylor
No matter what the ruin of any life may be there is always a place to start.
There is a place where you must begin. You need to apologize to someone. You
need to go to somebody and straighten something out. You need to stop some
practice that is wrong. You need to open yourself up to counsel. You need to
seek advice. You need to get some guidance. There is always a first step. That
is where you must begin. And whatever you pray, pray that God will give you the
grace, the strength and the determination to take that step. Then, the process
of recovery has begun. - Ray C. Stedman
Biblical
repentance starts by agreeing with God that what He calls sin in our lives is
sin and should be removed. When we see the ugliness of our iniquity as God does,
we will experience godly sorrow. Repentance reflects a change of heart that
results in action-an adjustment of direction or behavior. Once we understand
that our wrongdoing distresses our Father, we will be compelled to turn our
backs on that sin, walk away from it through the power of the Holy Spirit, and
replace it with God-pleasing ways. Does this mean that Satan is going to leave
us alone? Not at all. Temptations to sin will still be present. So, if we fail,
we are to genuinely repent again-in other words, we are to agree with God, set
our mind to reflect His viewpoint, and draw on the Holy Spirit's power to walk
away from the sin. He's the one who can give us the victory! - Charles
Stanley
For you who wonder if you've played too long to change, take courage from
Jacob's legacy. No man is too bad for God. To transform a riverboat gambler into
a man of faith would be no easy task. But for God, it was all in a night's work.
- Max Lucado
True repentance will entirely change you; the bias of your souls will be
changed, then you will delight in God, in Christ, in His Law, and in His people.
- George Whitefield
Lord,
often have I thought to myself, I will sin but this one sin more, and then I
will repent of it, and of all the rest of my sins together. So foolish was I,
and ignorant. As if I should be more able to pay my debts when I owe more: or as
if I should say, I will wound my friend once again, and then I will lovingly
shake hands with him -- but what if my friend will not shake hands with me? -
Thomas Fuller
If we exalt money, status, or sex above the Word of God, we are living in
idolatry. Every time we inwardly submit to the strongholds of fear, bitterness,
and pride, we are bowing to the rulers of darkness. Each of these idols must be
smashed, splintered, and obliterated from the landscape of our hearts. - Francis
Frangipane
Some people do not like to hear much of repentance; but I think it is so
necessary that if I should die in the pulpit, I would desire to die preaching
repentance, and if out of the pulpit I would desire to die practicing it. -
Matthew Henry
Do not expect, I say again, to have perfect repentance at first; sincere
penitence you must have, and then under divine grace you will go on from
strength to strength, until at last you shall hate and abhor sin as a serpent or
a viper, and then shall you be near, very near, the perfection of repentance. -
Charles Spurgeon
To every toiling, heavy-laden sinner, Jesus says, "Come to me and rest". But
there are many toiling, heavy-laden believers, too. For them this same
invitation is meant. Note well the words of Jesus, if you are heavy-laden with
your service, and do not mistake it. It is not, "Go, labor on," as perhaps you
imagine. On the contrary, it is stop, turn back, "Come to me and rest." Never,
never did Christ send a heavy laden one to work; never, never did He send a
hungry one, a weary one, a sick or sorrowing one, away on any service. For such
the Bible only says, "Come, come, come." - James Hudson Taylor
No matter what the ruin of any life may be there is always a place to start.
There is a place where you must begin. You need to apologize to someone. You
need to go to somebody and straighten something out. You need to stop some
practice that is wrong. You need to open yourself up to counsel. You need to
seek advice. You need to get some guidance. There is always a first step. That
is where you must begin. And whatever you pray, pray that God will give you the
grace, the strength and the determination to take that step. Then, the process
of recovery has begun. - Ray C. Stedman
Biblical
repentance starts by agreeing with God that what He calls sin in our lives is
sin and should be removed. When we see the ugliness of our iniquity as God does,
we will experience godly sorrow. Repentance reflects a change of heart that
results in action-an adjustment of direction or behavior. Once we understand
that our wrongdoing distresses our Father, we will be compelled to turn our
backs on that sin, walk away from it through the power of the Holy Spirit, and
replace it with God-pleasing ways. Does this mean that Satan is going to leave
us alone? Not at all. Temptations to sin will still be present. So, if we fail,
we are to genuinely repent again-in other words, we are to agree with God, set
our mind to reflect His viewpoint, and draw on the Holy Spirit's power to walk
away from the sin. He's the one who can give us the victory! - Charles
Stanley 
For you who wonder if you've played too long to change, take courage from
Jacob's legacy. No man is too bad for God. To transform a riverboat gambler into
a man of faith would be no easy task. But for God, it was all in a night's work.
- Max Lucado
True repentance will entirely change you; the bias of your souls will be
changed, then you will delight in God, in Christ, in His Law, and in His people.
- George Whitefield
Lord,
often have I thought to myself, I will sin but this one sin more, and then I
will repent of it, and of all the rest of my sins together. So foolish was I,
and ignorant. As if I should be more able to pay my debts when I owe more: or as
if I should say, I will wound my friend once again, and then I will lovingly
shake hands with him -- but what if my friend will not shake hands with me? -
Thomas Fuller