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Quote by James MacDonald

“Repentance is the key that unlocks the door to all that God has for us, but it is not easy.”

Author

James MacDonald, born on October 4, 1960, is a respected pastor known for his profound understanding of faith and his contributions to church work. more

“Repentance is replete with radical implications for a fundamental change of mind not only turns us from the sinful past, but also transforms our life plan, ethics, and actions as we begin to see the world through God's eyes rather than ours. That kind of transformation requires the ultimate surrender of self.”

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Author:Charles Colson

“Repentance is a realization that what God wants from you and what you want from God are not going to be achieved by doing the same old things, thinking the same old thoughts. Repentance is a decision to follow Jesus Christ and become his pilgrim in the path of peace. Repentance is the most practical of all words and the most practical of all acts. It is a feet-on-the-ground-kind-of-word. It puts a person in touch with the reality that God creates.”

“The true Christian's nostril is to be continually attentive to the inner cesspool.”

Christian

Book:Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

Source: Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

“The entrance into the Kingdom is through the panging pains of repentance crashing into a man's respectable goodness; then the Holy Ghost, who produces these agonies begins the formation of the Son God in the life.”

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Book:101 days in the Gospels with Oswald Chambers: including selections from The Gospels interwoven in the words of the New International Version by Kermit Zarley

Source: 101 days in the Gospels with Oswald Chambers: including selections from The Gospels interwoven in the words of the New International Version by Kermit Zarley

“Rejoicing and repentance must go together. Repentance without rejoicing will lead to despair. Rejoicing without repentance is shallow and will only provide passing inspiration instead of deep change.”

Inspiration Together Despair Passing Passings Repentance Rejoice Shallow

Book:Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters

Source: Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters

“The tears of anguish irritate and excite; but those of repentance are the ones that wash.”

Tears Repentance Anguish

Author:Miguel de Unamuno

“A leader with integrity has one self, at home and at work, with family and with colleagues. He or she has a unifying set of values that guide choices of action regardless of the situation.”

Self Home Action Values Choices Situation Leader Integrity Guides Colleagues Unifying

Book:The leadership challenge: how to get extraordinary things done in organizations

Source: The leadership challenge: how to get extraordinary things done in organizations

“Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together.”