Ugly Repentances | Ali Reza Panahian

Ugly Repentances

Do you know how people repent? They say, “God, I’ve heard it looks like You have become upset at my wrong deed. Don’t be upset. Please. I don’t like You to be upset. Don’t be upset my dear! I’m asking You. You became angry and upset. I didn’t do anything. Nothing happened! Please don’t be upset.” What an ugly way of repenting this is. It has thousands of bad complications.
Repentance is like if you were to put your hand on a butcher block and cut your fingers off with a cleaver. Obviously, God gets upset. But, the problem here is not God’s anger. What’s the problem? Your fingers have been cut off. It’s as if you hold up your fingers and ask God to put them back on. “Crazy! So why did you cut them?!” “I was wrong. I’ve wronged myself. Now, I’m in pain. No one except You can save me. Do a miracle and put these back on.” God replies, “I don’t do that many miracles. I rarely do miracles! They’re rationed.” “I plead You!” Now, this is very different from your previous repentance! If you tell someone who is a sinner but generous to repent, he will say, “Good job! I can’t stand it! Fix it, please!” See! When worse people want to repent, they repent better.
What is repentance? “I have wronged myself, and I have been audacious in my ignorance.” [The Kumayl Supplication] I’ve hit myself and hurt myself. Repentance means I know the effect of my action will last forever. I know that my action has come into being and whatever exists will never disappear. Only the unending power of God can eliminate the effect of my action. Even an angel cannot do anything. The effect of my action won’t be forgotten.

Repentance means I know that the effect of my action lasts forever. I know that my action has come into being and whatever exists will never disappear. Only the unending power of God can eliminate the effect of my action.


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