"Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up," (James 4:8-10). This passage tells us that when we repent, we should humble ourselves before the Lord. He will then lift us up.