May 10, 2014
We all have things in the past or in the present that we regret. How we handle regrets and disappointments has a huge impact on our lives. Often, some of the bad choices we made in the past can cause us to have a sense of shame and guilt. The good news for us is that God has made provision for us and all of our failures, sins and bad choices. Let me say before I go any further; sometime we have to live with results of our actions, for example; if you commit murder, you will spend time behind bars. Back to the good news, God’s provisions are more than sufficient even when we have to live with the results of our choices. Thank God for forgiving us for all of our sins. Jesus came and died for us so that we could be forgiven. Also, we could have made bad choices that were not necessarily a sin, just a bad choice. Again, God’s grace and work in our life is sufficient. God can and does use failures and mistakes for good if we are walking in fellowship with Him. Whether it is sins we have committed or just bad decisions, we can make a decision not to look back. (I might add that in some cases the Holy Spirit in you might lead you to make restitution or ask forgiveness from the person you wronged. I am reminded of the scripture where Jesus tells the man to leave his offering at the alter and go ask forgiveness.) The Apostle Paul had a lot of things in his past that he could regret, but Paul did not live a life of regrets. In Philippians 3:12-13 we read: “Not that I have already obtained it, or have already become perfect, but I press on in order that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead.” Embracing forgiveness is essential. Being aware of the fact that God has made us new creations is also essential. Through the blood that Jesus shed on our behalf, we have been made as “white as show” and He remembers our sins no more.
Blessings,
Buddy
“Let us be more affected by our future than by our past.” Peter Parris
We all have things in the past or in the present that we regret. How we handle regrets and disappointments has a huge impact on our lives. Often, some of the bad choices we made in the past can cause us to have a sense of shame and guilt. The good news for us is that God has made provision for us and all of our failures, sins and bad choices. Let me say before I go any further; sometime we have to live with results of our actions, for example; if you commit murder, you will spend time behind bars. Back to the good news, God’s provisions are more than sufficient even when we have to live with the results of our choices. Thank God for forgiving us for all of our sins. Jesus came and died for us so that we could be forgiven. Also, we could have made bad choices that were not necessarily a sin, just a bad choice. Again, God’s grace and work in our life is sufficient. God can and does use failures and mistakes for good if we are walking in fellowship with Him. Whether it is sins we have committed or just bad decisions, we can make a decision not to look back. (I might add that in some cases the Holy Spirit in you might lead you to make restitution or ask forgiveness from the person you wronged. I am reminded of the scripture where Jesus tells the man to leave his offering at the alter and go ask forgiveness.) The Apostle Paul had a lot of things in his past that he could regret, but Paul did not live a life of regrets. In Philippians 3:12-13 we read: “Not that I have already obtained it, or have already become perfect, but I press on in order that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead.” Embracing forgiveness is essential. Being aware of the fact that God has made us new creations is also essential. Through the blood that Jesus shed on our behalf, we have been made as “white as show” and He remembers our sins no more.
Blessings,
Buddy
“Let us be more affected by our future than by our past.” Peter Parris
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