Repentance

     What is Repentance? it is "right about face", it implies that I have been walking in one direction - living my way and now I have chosen "By the grace of GOD I will forsake my sin, and do His Will," that is Repentance—a turning "right about face"
     1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all evils; it is through this craving that we have been led astray and have wandered from the faith and pierced ourselves through with many acute [mental] pangs.
     Titus 1:13 And this account of me is [really] true. Because it is [true], rebuke me sharply [deal sternly, even severely with me], so that I may be sound in the faith and free from error.
     Psalms 38:17  I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain. For I am ready to halt and fall; my pain and sorrow are continually before me.
     Hosea 4:7 The more (I) increased and multiplied [in prosperity and power], the more (I) sinned against GOD; GOD will/HAS changed my glory into shame.
     Job 1:21 And said, Naked (without possessions) came I [into this world] from my mother's womb, and naked (without possessions) shall I depart. The Lord gave and The Lord has taken away; blessed praised and magnified in worship) be the name of the Lord!
     Psalms 139:24 And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me, and lead me in the (right) way everlasting.
     1 Corinthians 4:3 But [as for me personally] it matters very little to me that I should be put on trial by you [on this point], and that you or any other human tribunal/judge should investigate and question and cross-question me. I do not even put myself on trial and judge myself.
     Basically, what I am confessing, is that I sinned to the point that I have hurt my partner of 25 years,  to the point that we both are hurting so much from shame. So it's time for me to deal with what's accumulating inside me before it causes larger and more deadly avalanches.
     Job 9:28 I become afraid of all my pains and sorrows [yet to come], for I know GOD will not pronounce me innocent [by removing them].
     If anyone thinks that the Christian life is a life free from pain they are terribly mistaken. It is a life with as much, if not more, pain as any other normal life without GOD. What marks the contrast is the way we handle pain as Christians. When GOD is with us, pain takes on another meaning. For now we overcome through pain. We return good for evil and love for hate in and through the pain. We learn not to retaliate and we endure pain as a good soldier of GOD. So, we never give in to despair. Our situation never becomes hopeless even though the pain may be great. In all things we overcome because we have learned to handle pain.
     The shaking we both are enduring and the hits we both are taking, are tools in God's hands to bring out an amazing beauty in the both of us: a strength, a tenderness, a maturity, a confidence, a compassion that comes only from Walking in Faith through God's Word. So we are trying not to wallow in the "why is this happening?". Instead, we will keep asking, "How can GOD use this?" We will not despair when we keep running into things and things keep running into us, when our whole world is spinning and colliding. This isn't to destroy us it is to give us a beauty we've never had before. We will let GOD have His way in this turbulence, for we will "display His splendor" for the rest of our life!
THROUGH FAITH & HIS WORD!!
     Isaiah 50:7 For the Lord GOD helps Me; therefore have I not been ashamed or annoyed. Therefore have I set My face like a rock, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
     2 Corinthians 2:14 But thanks be to GOD, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ's victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of GOD everywhere.
    This is my testimony and I shall not be judged nor persecuted only LOVED. This is my desire for our family to grow in WORD & LOVE TOGETHER By the grace of GOD I will forsake my sin, and do His will," that is Repentance—a turning right about.

I Am Standing On Isaiah 50:7

But the LORD GOD keeps me from being disgraced. So I refuse to give up, because I know God will never let me down.      Before jointing Life Church I was living life as a hypocrite christian, I was so confused and at my lowest point in my life. Through Life Group and Discipleship fellowship, a light went on in my head:Let Go- of everything that hinder me emotionally; self esteem issues, fears, family drama, just all of it! All the crap, the baggage, the tears, the negativity, the procrastination, the devil, the enemy, false and unrealistic expectations of myself and others.
     It has allowed me to experience The Spirit working deep in my soul to spiritually form me: and to teach me to practice GOD Law of following The Spirit so I can be an encouragement to others to hunger for Him. I am getting to know me, for who I am. Not what society says I'm supposed to be. I have learned that happiness keeps me sweet, trials keep me strong, sorrows keep me human, life keeps me humble, success keeps me glowing, but only GOD keeps me going!!!
     Letting Go-Doing It GODS Way! is confirmation that I no longer have to live with guilt, shame, and doubt in my life, fearing others judgement of me, I know this path is a life style commitment and that I am not perfect but by the grace of GOD I will forsake my sins and do His will.
And 2 Corinthians 2:14
But I thank God, who always leads us in victory because of Christ. Wherever we go, God uses us to make clear what it means to know Christ. It’s like a fragrance that fills the air.
     The opportunity is for our private confusing worlds and supernatural reality to meet in understanding what it means to follow GOD"S Spirit into the depths of people’s souls, including our own; so that we can (1) enjoy GOD, (2) accept our selves, and (3) engage with others in the energy of CHRIST.
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"Life Is Only What You Make Of It"
Vernessie