One of the most difficult things for most of us to do is to repent.
At times some of us may acknowledge we have done wrong, but then we spend time justifying our actions and words that were wrong.
However repentance is about saying I have done wrong...full stop, please forgive me and then putting yourself in the hands of others.
Jelena Dokic an Australian tennis player has had what many would call an erratic tennis career, by the age of 19 she was a superstar. She is now only 25 and in her life she has experienced being loved by supporters and achieving being number 4 in the world, to being detested by journalists, tennis fans, tennis officals and falling outside the rankings.
However recently at the Australian Open fans and journalists have come to embrace her again. And she has done something that very few other players even consider doing.
She apologised for her past , she said she was a pain and caused so many people problems and that she needed forgiveness. And she said that without Tennis Australia she would have no hope of playing in the Australian Open as they gave her a second chance, a wild card, despite what she had said about them in the past.
And she said this you could sense the crowd applauding and wanting to personally thank her and say we are behind you...
And this is exactly what God he is constantly helping us to have life again, and graciously welcomes our repentance.
Lets acknoweldge our sin, humbly.
Lets rely on God for help, mercy, acceptance and forgiveness
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