True sorrow is silent and is never influenced by visibility.

Sorrow begins on the inside. It doesn’t have to be shown to be experienced. And it doesn’t have to be shown to be meaningful.

Of course, under the right circumstances, we want our sorrow to be known. At a funeral, we want the members of the bereaved family to feel our heartfelt sorrow at the loss of their loved one.

Sorrow should never be used as a manipulator to gain favor. Nor should it materialize out of thin air just because you’re supposed to experience it. Sorrow should come from the heart.

But human sorrow is different from spiritual sorrow.

Are you sorrowful when you commit sin?

With sin, we are never discovered because God knows all our failures and shortcomings.

Have you ever heard the saying that goes something like this: “Yeah, he’s sorry because he got caught.” ?

Many of us are like that. Nobody likes getting “caught”. But when it does happen, we’re often more embarrassed than sorry.

To please God, the emotion of sorrow should bring repentance. Without that, sorrow might as well be happiness. Repentance is the result of dealing with sorrow as Christ would have us do.

So, the Tiny Words. Big Life. advice is to pray to God that you experience sorrow deeply. Ask Him to convict you on the sin in your life. Then, step up and be obedient to Him.

If you do, you’ll never have to worry about being sorry for getting caught.

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2 Corinthians 7 : 10

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.