How Should a Christian Respond to Regret?
Tim Melton
Joel 1:4; 10-12
A few weeks ago Britain's Zharnel Hughes was lined up for the championship race of the Men's 100m in the Tokyo Olympics. It was the race that would determine who was the fastest man in the world. The runners took their places. On your mark, get set, go! The only problem was that Zharnel Hughes had started early. All the runners had to stop and retake their places in the blocks and Zharnel Hughes was shown a red card and was disqualified from the race. Years of practice. Countless other races to arrive at this point and in a moment His dream was gone. Oh, the regret of a mistake made.
We all have regrets. Some were minor. Some were life-changing enough that we still are affected by them today. But praise be to God that He can make all things new. He is our God who redeems even the worst of mistakes and can use them for good. That is what we will be focusing on in today's worship service: How God can redeem even our mistakes and regrets. May we humble ourselves today and find redemption in Him. Let´s pray.
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If you could change one thing that has happened in your life, what would it be? Something you said, something you did? A relationship, a financial decision, a time you sinned against another?
Do you have regrets? What could have been done differently? When we think of our regrets we are tempted to fall back into self-pity, self-condemnation, bitterness, humiliation, defeat, futility or to become contented with less than what God has planned for us. But thank God that He is our Redeemer and Reconciler. He is the God who makes all things new. You may not think there is anything that can be done to make right the regrets that you have, but in the book of Joel we find a story that gives us hope.
In the book of Joel, we read how the land of God´s people was devastated by locusts. Joel 1:4; 10-12 describes the damage this way.
''What the ...
Tim Melton
Joel 1:4; 10-12
A few weeks ago Britain's Zharnel Hughes was lined up for the championship race of the Men's 100m in the Tokyo Olympics. It was the race that would determine who was the fastest man in the world. The runners took their places. On your mark, get set, go! The only problem was that Zharnel Hughes had started early. All the runners had to stop and retake their places in the blocks and Zharnel Hughes was shown a red card and was disqualified from the race. Years of practice. Countless other races to arrive at this point and in a moment His dream was gone. Oh, the regret of a mistake made.
We all have regrets. Some were minor. Some were life-changing enough that we still are affected by them today. But praise be to God that He can make all things new. He is our God who redeems even the worst of mistakes and can use them for good. That is what we will be focusing on in today's worship service: How God can redeem even our mistakes and regrets. May we humble ourselves today and find redemption in Him. Let´s pray.
________________________________________
If you could change one thing that has happened in your life, what would it be? Something you said, something you did? A relationship, a financial decision, a time you sinned against another?
Do you have regrets? What could have been done differently? When we think of our regrets we are tempted to fall back into self-pity, self-condemnation, bitterness, humiliation, defeat, futility or to become contented with less than what God has planned for us. But thank God that He is our Redeemer and Reconciler. He is the God who makes all things new. You may not think there is anything that can be done to make right the regrets that you have, but in the book of Joel we find a story that gives us hope.
In the book of Joel, we read how the land of God´s people was devastated by locusts. Joel 1:4; 10-12 describes the damage this way.
''What the ...
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