A good
definition for regret would be a personal dislike for a past behavior, act or
choice that we may have made without seeking wisdom or possibly an unguided and
willful decision made in haste or simply spite to another. It can be very
painful to look back on those choices through the lens of our regrets and feel
the weight of those wrong choices. It is then that we spin our wheels parked on
the pavement of regret and haunted by what seems to be the backlash of torment
in our minds of “what if”, “if only” and “I should’ves”. In my life I am still
learning that short term pain oftentimes produce long term gain, if I will
discipline myself in a matter to wait. The scripture says this about waiting,
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount
up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk,
and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31. You see our present choices will determine our
future rewards. There is no escaping that fact.
The Bible warns that sin is crouching
at our door in Genesis 4:7. The pull of sin is not picky, it cares not what
wrong choice we make only that we choose to do the wrong thing. It is an
invader that marches through our lives searching for an open door to enter.
Those open doors can even be small cracks that we have started to open up by
contemplating wrong choices. If we are not careful like the scripture says it
will come in, take hold of us and even rule over us. I John 5:17 says that all wrongdoing is sin.
Through my years of counseling and from my own experience, I can assure you of
this; while you may not die over a certain sin, the repercussions from that sin
can cause such aguish in your heart and mind, that one may even wish for death.
Yet death is not the answer for our pain or regrets.
For you see Christ is the
answer. For he bore all our sin and takes away our regrets and sadness if we
will truly seek Him on His terms, not ours! If it were possible for me to beg
you to turn to Christ for I am persuaded that He is able to keep that which you
commit to Him, I would. But, I know that all the begging in the world cannot
persuade folks to come to Christ and be committed to Him. Yet in my love for
you, knowing that there is power to help you overcome your situation, I will
continue to make the effort to reach out and help folks in the only way that I
know that truly works. In Christ we do not have to hold on to regret, and it
matters not what others may think of us, for the peace that He gives us
surpasses any logic that man offers and any judgment that man may make towards
us. The only thing that does matter is that we learn from our mistakes and move
forward with hope, making great effort to live a life that shows others the way
to God. God Bless your upcoming New Year! May you find Him in the midst of all
your struggles.
Loving on you
today,
Bren
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