Dealing with Regret

When things go wrong in our lives and we make wrong choices, we often experience sorrow and painful regret. Listen to what the Bible says about that sorrow: “Godly sorrow brings repentance … and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.”

You’re probably thinking, “That sounds ominous. Thanks for ruining my day.” Let me explain. Godly sorrow seeks forgiveness and trusts God to deal with the past and lead us into the future. Worldly sorrow, on the other hand, centers on self and results in blame and resentment. It’s a killer.

We all must choose. Will we deal with regret God’s way or the world’s way? Will we allow yesterday’s regret to grow us or grieve us? It’s the difference between changing toward good, or slowly dying from remorse.

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