Many of us spend our days running around with few breaks. So how do we repent of our sins when we find it hard to pause even for a moment? So much of life is spent in our homes with our family, especially if you’re a homeschool family. It prompted a question like this one from a wife and mom named Gretchen. “Dear Pastor John, I spend the bulk of my day raising and teaching three young children at home. I am constantly aware of my sin: impatience, selfishness, irritation, etc. Like King David in Psalms 51 Chapter 51 1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest. 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me. 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom. 7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit. 13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee. 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; `And' my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 15 O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. 16 For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then will thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, In burnt-offering and in whole burnt-offering: Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar. Psalm 52 For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Abimelech. , my sin is ‘ever before’ me. “There is never enough time in the day to confess these sins! It is hard to hit the pause button on the day’s events so that I can adequately repent and subsequently experience the joy of repentance. How do I confess sin moment by moment while still being present to the people around me, especially when I cannot take a break to be alone with the Lord? Can rapid repentance still be honest and thorough? What does repentance look like when life never slows down?” Episode 1260: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/when-you-sin-at-home-learning-to-pause-and-repent Related Resources: “Can a Born-Again Christian Lose Salvation?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AJ9cYbhgvQ “How Does ‘Willful Sinning’ Threaten My Salvation? ” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWQiFKVaWVk “How Do I Show Kindness to My Children and Expect Them to Obey?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjI9sNy2Lf0 “What Is the Daily Aim of Parenting?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfejOAZD270 Ask Pastor John Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKvMOJ1T8T4&list=PLFF7F6AE365DA3564 Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes, http://desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john