THE SECOND STEP . . .

SORROW FOR SIN... Not only do I see that I have sinned against God, causing Him great pain... but I am TRULY SORRY that I have done so. I hate my evil ways, and I hate myself for having followed them. I am grieved on account of my sins... not only because they have exposed me to punishment, but because they have been committed against my Heavenly Father, who has continually loved and cared for me. If I could undo the past I would gladly do so, but I can't! The sins I have committed are written down against me in God's book, and He knows and remembers all of them. No prayers that I can offer... no tears that I can shed... no expression of sorrow or mourning that I can make... no good works that I can perform... will remove that terrible record. My only hope is in the forgiving mercy of JESUS CHRIST, who says,

"THE ONE WHO COMES TO ME, I WILL NOT CAST OUT" (John 6:37).