Signs of True Repentance:
Clinging to the Lord and seeking His counsel from the Holy Scriptures and spiritual teachers, listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit in the heart, and preferring God's commandments over the wisdom of the world.
The supremacy of love over every thought, action, and word. This is seen in quickly forgiving offenses and responding to insults with the spirit of Jesus.
Not turning the heart away from the commandments of Jesus. Even if periods of hesitation pass, and a person cries out asking for the Lord's grace and strength, the crying out itself is one of the signs of repentance. Confessing weakness is necessary.
Preferring the law of the Cross and the Crucified One over everything in life, even life itself, and counting everything – as the Apostle said – as "rubbish."
Intense hatred for sin, and humility in dealing with sinners; because hating sin without humility is a defense of our own conduct, a quest for hidden praise, and an attempt to appear righteous by publicly attacking sinners and sin.

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