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A Repentance Plan

When I am thinking, feeling, speaking, doing, not doing in sinful or unloving ways, I plan to:

Stop the sinful behavior immediately, then:

Admit

- Admit (to God & to others) that my actions are sinful

Agree

- Agree with God, that this sin is serious. Do not diminish the evil of it or deflect any of your
responsibility for it.

Anguish

- Anguish (be sorrowful) over my sin because it dishonored the Lord and hurt others.

Ask

- Ask the Lord and anyone else I’ve hurt for forgiveness with humility.

Accept the Consequences

- Accept that whatever damage results from your sin or whatever privilege you lose, or whatever
resistance you feel is less than what you deserve and humbly accept it.

Act

- Commit to changing by putting off the sinful attitudes, words, or actions, and replace them with
godly, loving actions (put on Christ)

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