No regrets

"Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death." 2 Corinthians 7:10

On November 24, Lionel Sanders, a former cocaine addict who transformed into a world class triathlete, set out to break the world Ironman record. Entering the final event, the running leg, Sanders knew he had to run the best marathon of his life to achieve his goal. But at mile 18, his pace slowed and he lost hope. That was until, 5 miles later, his fiance yelled that he could still break the record if he could recover. And recover he did-grabbing a drink of ice water he said, "when it hit the back of my throat, it was like I just woke up. I told myself, ‘You will regret this for the rest of your life if you don’t give it everything you have.’”

Thanks to his unwillingness to give up and live with any regret, Lionel Sanders did indeed break that record by 89 seconds. And when it comes to regret, the Bible tells us that it's not something that you and I want to live with either. You see when Paul wrote that Godly sorrow that leads to repentance leaves no regret, he meant that true regret or remorse leads to a change of behavior that will ensure we receive eternal life. But worldly sorrow, the kind that makes us sad but doesn't move us to repentance, will ensure that we receive eternal death. 

You know in this world we will all experience sorrow and we will all encounter regret. But each one of us has a choice to make when we do. We can repent of that which caused us to have regret and give it everything we have to move forward and change or we can continue doing those things unwilling to repent and stay where we are. One thing is certain though, making the right choice will be one thing you will never regret. 

Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of your Holy Spirit that convicts us of the things we need to change. When we experience sorrow for those things, may our regret lead us to repentance. Please help us Lord to see the eternal consequences of whatever we might choose. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.

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Regret - Matthew West

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