Post published by Warrior and seeker of TRUTH

Remorse is feeling bad about something. Repentance is actually turning away from it and toward God, leaving it behind to pursue him. Who are your husband's Christian community that he is engaged with as part of his recovery? Long-term recovery is never a solo event. I will be praying!

Praying for "God to take care of it" is not necessarily the correct action. If he thinks God will just 'remove' something that will stop him, that's not the correct thinking either. As Tao pointed out above, REPENTANCE is an actual 'action', requiring someone to 'make a decision', to TURN away, not look back like Lot's wife did. Clean house... meaning get rid of access to whatever. God IS answering everyone of his prayers, he is just looking for the wrong action he thinks God will take. When you TURN from something, you put your BACK to it and you should be 'facing' God, when you are remorseful you are 'facing' you sin.

I meant "facing UP to your sin"

Ya, he isn't really engaged with a Christian community anymore since he embraced 'recovery.' Says he has so much stuff to work on without bringing in all of the confusion and pain that he has around Christianity. -Thanks for the prayers

Well, *we* could be that group for him! The invitation is always extended to him, @Warrior and seeker of TRUTH .