Monday Prayer: True Repentance

Father, I confess my repentance has often been false - sorry about consequences, not sin; wanting forgiveness without transformation; making excuses instead of taking responsibility. I've apologized for getting caught more than for doing wrong, felt bad about damage to my reputation more than offense against your holiness.

Forgive my shallow repentance. Create in me a clean heart - not repair of the old one but creation of something completely new. Give me godly sorrow that leads to genuine transformation, not worldly sorrow that just wants to feel better. I don't just want forgiveness; I want to be different.

Show me where I'm making excuses, deflecting responsibility, or minimizing sin. Help me hate my sin more than its consequences, grieve offending you more than damaging my image. I'm taking full responsibility for my sin without excuse or deflection. Create something new in me. Transform what I cannot repair. Make me someone different.