Regrets

Regrets

As this year ends, I have some regrets. How do I deal with them?

God’s Response

I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven. Philippians 3:13-14

Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?”“No!” Jesus replied, “seventy times seven!” Matthew 18:21-22

What this means is that those who become Christians become new persons. They are not the same anymore, for the old life is gone. A new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17

As you approach the end of the year, it’s natural to look back and reflect on different events. Some memories bring smiles, but others bring regret. Now is a good time to clean house—to confess your shortcomings to God, to apologize and make amends to those you have wronged, and then to leave the pain behind. Forget the failures of the past and move forward into the new year with expectation and excitement.

God’s Promise

If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong. 1 John 1:9