Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no
regret,
but
worldly sorrow brings death.
2 Corinthians 7:10
We are incapable of having lived a perfect life, having had a life that
reflected the perfect glory of God. That
is no excuse to not strive to be better, nor is it a surrender flag to live in
regret. There are many things that can distress you – none of us are the
exception to that. Those mistakes are a part
sin, a God’s Word says, “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”
(Romans 6:23). So, are we to live a life
overwhelmed by the past, consumed by regret?
No! Again, no!
The love, mercy, and grace of God is why Christ
came to cleanse us. How is one renewed? God’s promise is this, “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new
has come!” (2 Cor 5:17). Christ’s Spirit moves in us and gives us a clean
slate! No more scribbling, you are His masterpiece. There are no regrets in Christ, only hope and
joy, only forgiveness and restoration, only redemption and righteousness. When Christ is given control of our life, our very thoughts, then renewal comes, we transform in Him in new life!
To continue in regret is to wallow in guilt, shame, disappointment,
sorrow, distress – sin triumphs and leaves you in regret, in need of redemption,
repentance, hope, joy … having only the sorrow of the grave, death itself. Regret is staying in satan’s chains of
bondage, regret is rejecting the resurrection to life given in Christ Jesus. Don’t regret, it only bleeds life from you;
the blood of Christ has coved all you could ever regret, and its sorrow in death. To regret, is to “to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope” (1 Thessalonians 4:13).
No regret, living in hope,
Owen <><
Whatever is good and perfect
comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the
heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. He chose to give birth to
us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized
possession. James
1:17-18 NLT
