Ive lied on multiple occasions way too many times

Hi Rabbi, i hope youre well. I just need your guidence on the following question, my situation is as such and just so happens that unfortunately i lied many times to people and misguided them on multiple occasions, sadly ive done it way too much . Is there anything i can do to come back to god with this ? Am really hoping that theres a way i become better from this somehow. Thank you .

Shalom!

Thank you for your question.

It is very impressive that you wish to repent and correct your mistakes. We respect this very much.

Hagaon Harav Fried shelittah says the way for you to do repentance is that you should  commit to reading works of ethics such as the “Orchot Tzaddikim,” “Messilat Yesharim,”  all of which are available in English. If you stole money through lying then you should give money to charity for the public to benefit from. 

Allow me to share with you what generally Teshuvah (Repentance) is about.

In Judaism, there is no such thing as G-d being angry forever. G-d does not want to punish you at all. G-d wants just wants a relationship with you…and it appears you are making these efforts!

We believe that all mankind who has sinned can be cleansed of their sin with prayer and “Teshuva”, meaning, repentance.

We see this, in fact, in the very first chapters of the Torah, where it says that G-d said to Cain: "Why are you upset, and why has your countenance fallen? If you do good [i.e. repent and change your ways], it will be good for you [that is, you will be forgiven]. But if you don’t do good, sin rests at the door..but you can overcome it!" (Genesis 4:6-7).

For sins against our fellow man, we must seek the forgiveness of the person we harmed. As the Talmud (Yoma 85b) says: “Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya taught regarding Yom Kippur: The Torah states, ‘For this day shall atone for you by purifying you from all of your sins, before G-d you shall be purified.’ This teaches us that Yom Kippur atones for sins one commits against G-d. However, sins committed between man and his fellow man are not erased until one appeases his friend.” From here we learn that if one “sins” against another person one is required to seek that person’s forgiveness.

A person should forgive those who ask for forgiveness. To not forgive is considered to be cruel.

If you know who you have offended, you should apologize sincerely to them.