Regret A little long tonight, but I invite you to join me in a prayer I picked up somewhere. If all of us will put feet to this prayer, we will have less regrets. “Lord, I regret that I have come to the end of the day and have done so little for you and others and too much for myself. I regret that I didn’t spend more time studying your Word and applying its truths to my life. This is one reason I have made so many mistakes. I ignored its light as I stumbled through the darkness. I regret I didn’t spend more time in prayer. This would have enabled me to know you better. Your heart must have been grieved when I ignored you so often. I wish I had taken the time to stop regularly and tell You that I loved You rather coming to you only in times of distress or need. I regret that I didn’t pray for others as I should. I missed the joy of calling their names and asking You to bless them. I regret that I didn’t always reflect your life through my lifestyle. You asked us to let our light shine, but, alas, I am afraid I made the mistake of hiding my light under the proverbial basket. I regret that I didn’t love your church as you love it. I regret that I let other calls on my life that had no eternal value take my time. I regret that I wasn’t kinder, more compassionate, patient, caring, and giving to others. I regret that too often I lived the selfish life rather than the selfless life. I regret that I didn’t spend more time with my parents and show my deep love for them. I regret that there were times that I could have taken more time to visit with them and make them feel loved and appreciated. But I thought I was too busy and didn’t follow through on my good intentions. I regret that I didn’t express my love to my brothers and sisters more often. I regret that I let weeks and sometimes months go by before I called them or checked on their wellbeing . I regret that I didn’t spend more time every day worshipping you and spending more time in intimate fellowship with You. I think I can point to every failure in my life as a time when I failed to spend more time in prayer. I regret that there were times I was guilty of living by double standards. I expected those around me to live up to my expectations while I lived by another set of rules. I regret that I judged them and failed to love them as you love them. I regret that I didn’t tell others how much I loved them. I regret that there were times when I let my pride keep me from saying, “I am sorry,” to those I had hurt. I regret that many times I let excuses and, again, my pride keep me from expressing my love to all around me, especially my family and friends. I regret, Lord, that I didn’t spend more time and passion attempting to be like You. I regret, Lord, that I didn’t witness as often as I should. I let too many people cross my pathway without telling them about the Lord Jesus. So, Father, time is running out and I ask you to forgive me and enable me to spend what time I have left living the abandoned life. I mean by “abandoned,” a life totally abandoned to you so that I will live in such a way that I will have less to regret when the end comes.” My friends, my passion in life is to live the abandoned life. Join me.j
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:20:36 +0000
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