Repentance is the main element of the spiritual component that should be present in the life of every Orthodox Christian. Is there repentance in our lives? Alas, but almost none ... But the soul longs for the remission of sins and the cleansing of sinful stench. Can you help your soul? Yes, asking for forgiveness from the Lord.
According to God's laws, to live and not be friends with sins
Most often in life it is different. We consider ourselves Christians - baptized! - And on the sacrament of baptism, our Christianity ends. How often do we come to the temple, confess our sins to God? How to ask for forgiveness from God, do we know about this? People are mired in their own passions, forgetting that life is not given forever, and sooner or later each of us will appear before the Lord. What do we say at the judgment of God? How will we answer for our earthly life? And where will the Lord determine this or that soul further?
In order not to rattle to hell, you need to have God's fear. Do we have this fear? Hardly. We run through life, rush somewhere and forget the most important thing - God. God who gave us this very life.
Repentance
How to ask for forgiveness from God? By repentance. When we sincerely repent of our own sinfulness, the Lord forgives us by His mercy.
Where can I find strength to tell my whole life to a priest? It is hard and embarrassing. Casting aside shame. The priest is the guide between God and man, and the Lord forgives us sins.
How to bring repentance? Firstly, it is advisable to remember all your sinful acts. There are many of them, and keeping everything in mind is difficult. To write down on a piece of paper and with these notes go to the nearest church for confession.
No need to be afraid to say: "Lord, I'm sorry!" It’s much worse to not be forgiven here in earthly life.
What is sin?
How to ask for forgiveness from God for sins? And what is "sin"?
Sin is a crime against God, a violation of his commandments. What are sins? There are seven deadly sins that need special repentance. This is pride, fornication, gluttony, love of money, despondency, anger and vanity. These sins alienate man from God, his soul becomes incapable of communion with the Creator until man brings sincere repentance and forsakes his sin.
How to apologize to God for mortal sins? Remorse. Sometimes a priest who accepts confession puts penance on a person. No need to be afraid of this or try to avoid punishment, it is better to be punished here than in eternal life.
Sins Against the Commandments
How to ask for forgiveness from God for other sins? It is important to remember that any sin becomes a "brick" for building a wall between the Lord and man. And the more unrepentant sins, the more difficult it is to break this wall later, because the soul bones in sin, gets used to it and no longer considers it a departure from the commandments. It is difficult to see sin in the usual way of life, it is even more difficult to abandon it.
A regular confession should be present in the life of an Orthodox person. Sin is a joy to a demon. How are demons cast out? Fasting, prayer and repentance.
Daily repentance
Every day we live is sinful. We constantly commit petty sins, but it is from such trifles that mountains form. As a huge mountain of sand grows out of sand grains, so do our sins.
How to ask God for forgiveness for daily transgressions? Daily repentance. When we read prayers for the coming dream, the last is a repentant daily prayer. It lists frequently committed sins, through it a person confesses them to the Lord.
In addition to prayer, you can analyze your own day and repent in your own words. What especially disturbs the soul? What do you think has sinned much? All this and expose to God, standing in front of the icons.
Confession in the church
Daily home repentance is not enough. Be sure to go to the temple and confess to the priest. Only he can advise the prayer of forgiveness and repentance for sins. It is in his power to forgive man sin here on earth. But God, seeing the sincere repentance of his child, will allow him from sins in heaven.
"God forgive me!" - one of the most important phrases in the life of a Christian. Pronounce these simple but great words all the time.
Conclusion
How to ask for forgiveness from God? Not ashamed in the first place. We are transparent to the Lord, He sees us through and through, he knows all our thoughts and actions, therefore we need to be ashamed to commit sins, and not to be ashamed of confession.
Secondly, the desire to end a sinful life. May it not be immediately and not with all sins, of course. Man is sinful in nature, therefore, getting rid of all sins will not work for him. But, for example, the penitent smoked for a long time and wants to repent for it. He must abandon the addiction, although it is very difficult. It is important not only to repent of sins, it is important not to return to them in the future.
But the Lord sees everything. The aspirations and desires of their creations - people. He will certainly help someone who sincerely repents of his misconduct, he will not leave his lost grace with his mercy.