Repentance does not bring us back to square one. There is scar tissue from bad behavior. In the 12 step programs of recovery it is not enough for people to become sorry for all that they did wrong. They then have to go tell people they are sorry, and in some circumstances try to make a repair of all the hurt they have caused. Yes, tell God you are sorry. Get forgiven. But there is wreckage. God is not a repair shop. You don't get to bring your messed up life to God and go home while God fixes things. God is with us when we go about the fixing. But fix, amend, admit our wrongs, is all part of becoming whole within. In this process, honesty will give birth to humility.
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