“Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.” — Matthew 3:8 (NIV)

Repentance is far more than a guilty feeling or a whispered apology to God. 

It’s a turning point, an inner shift so real on the inside that it shows up on the outside. 

John the Baptist preached a repentance that would bear fruit that proved it.

Repentance always grows something. 

It reshapes choices, softens harsh words, and redirects our steps. 

It clears out the undergrowth of selfishness and plants new habits of obedience, humility, and love. 

You can see it the way you can see a healthy tree in the fruit it naturally produces.

God doesn’t demand perfection, but He does invite transformation. 

When our hearts turn toward Him, our lives begin to look like it. 

And that visible change is the visible evidence that grace has taken root.