Repentance

"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"
Matthew 3:2, NKJV

"Repentance is not an emotion. It is not feeling sorry for your sins. It is a decision. It is deciding that you have been wrong in supposing that you could manage your own life and be your own god. It is deciding that you were wrong in thinking that you had, or you could get, the strength, education and training to make it on your own. It is deciding that you have been told a pack of lies about yourself and your neighbors and your world.

And it is deciding that God in Jesus Christ is telling you the truth. ... Repentance is a decision to follow Jesus and become his pilgrim in the path of peace."

A Long Obedience

Eugene Peterson, God's Message for Each Day