ITWW {27}

Into the Word Wednesday is a link up and blog hop where fellow Christian bloggers share something they have learned this week while Into the Word. If you are a Christian blogger, feel free to connect and follow other bloggers who are sharing their recent steps of their walk with the blogosphere! If you are not a blogger and you are interested in reading more biblically based posts, scroll down and click until your heart desires.

Repentance: to turn away. 
Dictionary.com says "deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like."
Usually when I think of repentance, I think of the person who is coming to Christ.  You know, that realization that you are separated from God and you don't want to be.  You want the love of a magnificent, just, loving, and huge God.  You invite Him in and your life begins to change as your new identity begins to flourish.
But, repentance isn't just for the nonbeliever.  If we are sinful beings continually being refined, aren't we continually repenting?  There is always something we could be repenting, right?  
From drugs to disrespect. From adultery to contempt. From theft to gossip.
If I'm justifying my sin, I'm not repenting. If I excuse my sin, I'm not repenting. If I continue in my sin, I'm not repenting. If I'm not repenting, I'm not fruitful.
Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. Matthew 3:8

God, I know I am far from perfection.  Show me any area of my life where I need to turn from myself and this world and toward you. My life is all yours, every bit, every nook, every cranny.  Search me, God. Thank you for the fruit in my life.  May it multiply for your kingdom.  In Jesus Name!

Amen.

 
We would LOVE it if you linked up with a post about what God is showing you in the Word or in your life. Please also stop by and see what God has been teaching each co-hosts this week:

Sarah at Fontenot Four Kelly at The Houtz House Party
Becky at Tales For Ashes
Kelly at Exceptionalistic Falen at Upward Not Inward

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Into the Word Wednesday Blog Hop Rules:

1. Write a post about what God is teaching you this week.

2. Follow the host and hostesses via GFC.

3. Grab a button to put on your blog - the more the merrier!

4. Check out (and comment) other people's blogs.

5. Be blessed by all the sisters and brothers around the world.

So excited to be linking up with 

Cat over at This Little Life of Mine 

for the month of February!

If you wanna join in, here's the layout: