Did you know God was waiting for man to repent before He shots His deadly arrows? Pslam 6-8

Psalms 7:12 (NASBStr)

If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;

He has bent His bow and made it ready.

In this Psalm David is conveying to us the difficulty he is having in life, especially those who are attacking him.  His answer for this suffering is found in the character of God.   Rather than wallow in self loathing, David puts his focus on who God is and what God does for those who believe in him and those who reject Him.   In the middle of this discourse we see the above verse.   David is pleading for God to watch over him and take care of him.  Yet, he knows that God is both a compassionate God toward those who believe, but a wrathful God toward those who refuse to repent and confess their sins. God is in the ready to destroy those who reject them.  He has nocked the arrow and sharpened the sword.    Yet, he will not release either for destruction.  He is waiting for man to repent.    God is a God of wrath, but He is a patient God as well.

Romans 2:4 (NASBStr)

Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

We need to quickly get on our knees after we sin to confess to God we know it is sin.   He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins (1 John 1:9).   Yet, the bow is pulled tightly and the sword is out of the sheath.   God knows that we are sinners.  He knows we will fail Him.  But, we must come to the point that we confess that to God and seek His forgiveness and grace.   Our prayers to God in confession of our sin won't change our propensity to sin.  It won't change our desire to sin.   It will, however, open up the floodgates of grace so that God can heal us and forgive us.   That is God's ultimate glory when He can apply the death on the cross to cover our sin.   This is why Paul, after making his arguments for the power and greatness of God's grace, was afraid others would think since sinning brought in such a great rush of God's grace, stated, "What, should we continue to sin that grace may abound?"   He knew the argument about the glory of God's grace was so powerful people might be lead to that conclusion.  In the above Psalm we have that same picture of God's grace.  Even though David was not a good place and his enemies were out to cause him pain and suffering, he still saw God's grace for both him and them.   God is ready to shoot the arrows.  But, His grace is waiting for the repentant heart.   God is giving us time to repent.