Guilt or Remorse?

When we do something wrong and want to turn back to God, are we doing it because of the consequences, or are we doing it because of our genuine remorse and concern for our relationship with Christ? I was pondering this tonight as I was thinking about my own relationship with Christ. I notice that there are times where I will drift away or choose to slide away because what I am doing or thinking does not match up with my relationship with Christ. When there is that dissonance, the easiest thing for us to do is to give one of the two things up. Most of the time, when we are in sin, we are not wanting to give it out. So, we will find that it is much easier to walk away from Christ than to give up the one sin that we are holding so tightly to. Let's be honest, the sin that we are in is obviously something that we enjoy and want to hold on it, otherwise we wouldn't really be struggling with it. But, why do we allow that sin to have much more power over us than what Christ does? I think that this is a question that I will be asking myself for the rest of my life. But, I do know that I want to have more of a remorseful response to my sin rather than a guilty one. Why? Because I want to get to a place where wanting to change isn't just about avoiding the consequences, but about deepening my relationship with Christ.