Until you start thinking right, you will never start behaving right. Repentance always deals with the changing of the mind.
People want to be part of something bigger than they are.
The word "influence" means the power to change or affect someone.
The blessing of influence is helping others succeed. It is lifting up Christ with your established platform.
My own heart has to be under constant check by Jesus.
Unconfessed sin is a terrible, heavy burden to carry. God loves us too much to have unconfessed sin.