Simple asking won’t do it. Action must follow repentance. God judges and we need to follow through on our confessions of repentance.
From the Internet
Repentance: Repentance is a prerequisite to belief. What is repentance? Its basic meaning is "to change" or "to turn." Once a person hears the gospel and is convicted that his way of life is wrong, he must change his present behavior and "bear fruits worthy of repentance" (Matthew 3:8).
Repentance is not merely feeling sorry or remorseful, but being so stricken in one's heart that one seeks the cleansing of baptism and begins to live according to God's standards - according to God's law. Remorse without a corresponding change in conduct is not repentance!
http://www.truegospel.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/basics.tour/ID/7/Repentance-Belief-and-Gospel.htm
The LAST line is the kicker. Change must happen or repentance doesn't occur.