tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574977781223850679.post8655568364009660525..comments2013-07-13T14:15:45.114-04:00Comments on danae, student of Life: question about REPENTANCEdanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10610756944443611476noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574977781223850679.post-66921641359328859412013-02-16T11:21:37.368-05:002013-02-16T11:21:37.368-05:00i had never thought of repentance as a slippery sl...i had never thought of repentance as a slippery slope, but you're absolutely right! and it's funny b/c that should be a good thing [it is a good thing!], but we do often have distorted vision that makes it seem scary or undesirable... thanks for the input!<br />danaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610756944443611476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574977781223850679.post-76269965976302949112013-02-15T16:17:17.295-05:002013-02-15T16:17:17.295-05:00Sometimes I think it's fear. When you repent, ...Sometimes I think it's fear. When you repent, things are different. I like things to stay the same, to stay comfortable. In my head - and even in my heart - I know that God is waiting for me. I know that He will rejoice over me when I turn back to Him. But, I also know that I will have to be different. Sometimes I've just been so errant for so long, that I've grown comfortable with who I am and what my life looks like. It's routine. It's wrong, but it's safe and predictable. I become afraid of who I will have to be when I change. I become afraid of what else I'll be convicted about and have to change. Repentance in one area, I've found, is a slippery slope to conviction and repentance in other areas. What if I get convicted that something else that I really like is wrong? What if I'm not ready to give THAT up? Satan whispers to me of staying comfortable and of status quo and of maintaining course, and sometimes (too often, really), I listen. <br /><br />So, short answer: fear of "What's next?" can keep me repenting. Sad and sorry, I know.rachel maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792575976266633011noreply@blogger.com