One reason God created time was so there would be a place to bury the failures of the past. – James Long
Think about a regret you have from something you did today. Think about a regret you have from something you did last week. Think about a regret you have from something you did last year. Think about a regret you have from something you did that no one else knows about, maybe online, on a date or at a party. Now think about this – God knows about each of these regrets. He knows everything about you. That is kind of humbling isn’t it?
Moving past the past isn’t always an easy thing to do is it? You may have tried to do so over and again, only to still harbor feelings of hurt and regret. The guilt from regrettable choices can be like a journey through the wilderness. No matter how hard you try to escape, it seems you just keep wandering in an empty and barren place that feels desolate, lonely and overwhelming. And, those same thoughts sneak up on you when you least expect them, whispering to you that you will never be good enough, never be used enough, never be forgiven enough, never be godly enough – never be enough.
If you find yourself wandering through such a place today, be reminded of what God says to you in Isaiah 43:18-18 (HCSB), “Do not remember the past events, pay no attention to things of old. Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.”
God is a God of the new. He isn’t as concerned about where you have been as He is about where He desires you go from here. He is in the business of making all things new. That includes you. Today can be your day to walk – RUN – out of the wilderness and towards the future awaiting you in Him. Take your regrets to Him. Let Him silence the voices of yesterday. The past is the past. Today is a NEW DAY!
