Effective Apologies

People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. Proverbs 28:13

Effective apologies require a willingness to change our behavior.

Proverbs 28:13 makes it clear that when we don’t admit our wrongs—whether toward God or toward our spouse—we can’t expect a good result.

But when we do admit (“confess”) the hurtful things we do and make a plan to stop doing them (“turn from them”), forgiveness is possible.