When you are used to abuse it takes some time to shift into safety. When you are not used to being loved, it is easier to be suspicious than receptive. When you are more accustomed to labor, it is a challenge to rest.

Repentance is changing the way we think. We are so used to being told to repent of some behavior, we forgot Jesus said, Repent, change the way you think, for the kingdom of God is here. He did not say it was coming, He said it was here. They couldn’t see it, hear it or experience it, because they, like us, refused to change the way they think.

People have missed out on blessings because they viewed them through an unrepentant thought pattern. People push others away out of their own broken way of processing. People keep their distance with God because they view Him through a faulty perception. We must repent.

Isaiah 14:4-8 is our reality, but if you can’t see it, hear it, experience it, you must repent, for you are in an old mindset, not a current reality. “The pressure is gone; the raging is done! The Eternal has broken the hold of the wicked, snapped the staff and the scepter of tyrannical rulers. They would stop at nothing to beat, batter, and bruise the nations, constantly raging as they hunted down and tyrannized the peoples. The whole earth, mountains to sea, breathes a sigh of relief; the peace and quiet erupts into a lively, joyful song. The cypresses and cedars of Lebanon rejoice at his demise, singing: You can’t hurt us anymore. Now that you’ve been cut down, No one comes to cut us down!” (The Voice)

I hear you saying, this can’t be true, it is not my reality. It is true, you just can’t see it or hear it, because you are living in an old mindset. Jesus is saying today, like He said then, “Repent, the kingdom of God is here!” Spend more time with Jesus who is the Word and you will find repentance comes quickly, because His word transforms us. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org