From regrets to promises

On Revelation Wellness the other day they talked about living in the promises instead of your regret. I am so bad about wallowing in my regret. All the should of, could of, would of’s can steal your joy for sure! But when you ask God for wisdom over it then chances are He will reveal some weaknesses that led to that regret.

The wonderful thing about that is you can live in His promise that the work God has started in you, He will be good to complete. So, that weakness He has shown you….rejoice in that! He is about to get in there and strengthen it. He is about to make changes. All you have to do is come in to agreement and respond in obedience.

Will you fall short at times? Yes. This is an endurance race that requires practice and training. Improvement will come. Sometimes at a snail’s pace and sometimes as quick as a flash. That is why the gift of salvation that Jesus provides us is such a glorious gift! It keeps us covered while our hearts are being transformed.

God wants to lead you out of regret and into the joy and peace of His promises. All things are worked out for the good for those that love Him. That is another promise to lean on. Say yes to Jesus and get in that bible to read all the wonderful promises that have been laid out for you!

Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Romans 10:9-10
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

His purpose alone

This is part of the prophesy of Jesus, written hundreds of years before He came. Two sentences stick out to me. “He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.” And “a man of suffering, familiar with pain” He was not sent here in the name of beauty. He was never meant for that. His looks and stature in life were never what was important. He was sent here with a purpose and He lived for that alone. He was always meant to take all the pain of sin and bear it so that someday we will no longer feel it. We may suffer for a little while but joy comes in the morning! (Psalm 30:5) Some sweet day we will rest in the true beauty of our Lord who understands our pain. Just look at how He was rejected and eventually “pierced for our transgressions”. These actions were prophesied long before they happened! Jesus always knew. He was never surprised by the actions that took place, yet He came here anyway. He isnt surprised by your actions either, yet He sent you here anyway. You are here for a purpose. Maybe you dont feel you have great beauty that attracts others to you. Maybe you strive for that. You dont have to. Maybe you feel that you suffer great pains and no one could possibly understand. There is a Man that does understand every bit of it, and He is a Man that promised to turn all bad to good if you will just give it to Him(Romans 8:28). “By his wounds, we are healed” Resurrect what Jesus has put inside of you. We all have purpose. My prayer is that we all see that, understand it, and live for that purpose alone. In Christ name, Amen