Repentance is described as making a U-turn. It is not just a random turn or eventually you make a circle and end up back where you were, a story often repeated. True repentance in a Biblical since is a turning from sin, but not toward a void. It is turning from sin toward a deliberate goal–JESUS. Moving toward the target JESUS stops the cyclical pattern of sin. Fixing our eyes on JESUS deminishes the distracting power of past sin. When we take our focus off of JESUS, we begin a U-turn back toward sin. The goal, victory, permanence of Repentance is found in JESUS!