REGRETS???

1 John 1:9

⁹ If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Mark 11:24

²⁴ Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

Regrets always produce one thing--depression. In my experience, regret is a product of creative thinking and excessive guilt, rather than a Godly remorse. As long as we live we will have set backs, missed opportunities, and major screw-ups. If the only way you see things is through a negative set of eyes, then you will always have regrets.

Do you regret the past?

......But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.    Philippians 3:13

If you look back at the past year, or life, and have regrets on the path you took. Stop thinking that way the moment you catch yourself doing that! Its not fair to judge your past mistakes based on the information you have now. When you see missed opportunities,(it's a good thing) it means you have matured. Therefore, when that problem comes along again, you will have the insight to avoid the same mistake. So the next time you have missed opportunities that you had failed to see in the past, you should be excited because it means you are growing. While you are regretting the past, present opportunities are passing you by.

Do you regret your sins?

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

You don't have to regret the sins you have asked forgiveness for. It is a trick of the devil to have you focus on past mistakes. The devil would like to trick me into thinking that I missed out on God's blessing, because of my sins. The fact of the matter is, we serve a redemptive, gracious God. The bible says when you ask for forgiveness, God cast our sins as far as the east is from the west. Do not fall for the enemies tricks..........focus on what God has for you now, not what the enemy stole from you yesterday.