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Repentance

Acts 17:30| “In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent."

Road trips can be an exciting journey, until you find out you’re lost. Before you are made aware that you are way off course, the trip is probably smooth sailing. Few things are more frustrating than being lost. It’s a waste of time and energy. Sometimes we are given a bad map or maybe the GPS isn’t up to date. Many times we simply were not paying attention. One way or another we are not headed in the direction we need to go.

When we are headed in the wrong direction, our only solution to remedy the situation is to stop and change our course. This means that we must turn from the direction we were previously headed and then go in a new direction.

When we become a follower of Christ, we have a decision to make. God calls us to turn from our old ways of life that were full of sin, and God then calls us to turn to him and to follow his ways of life. This means that there are things that we used to be okay with in our lives that we need to turn from. Some of those things we need to turn from may be: selfishness, bitterness, anger, lust, jealousy, and greed. Also, there are things in our lives that we used to reject that we should begin to do in obedience to God. Some of those things may be that we need to turn to may be: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and self-control.

Reflect:

• Are there any things in your life that God is asking you to turn from today?
• What are the things in your life that you need to turn to today? Maybe these are character traits (like love, joy, peace and patience), habits, or relationships.