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The Danger of Looking Back with Regret, by Stacey Weeks

May 24, 2009 5:29 AM | Permalink

"But Lot's wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt." (Gen. 19:26)

Regret is a common emotion. Scripture is full of unhealthy family portraits that showcase decisions that end in regret. Joseph's brothers certainly regretted selling him into slavery when they found themselves at his mercy later in life. David regretted his affair with Bathsheba when he was faced with the enormity of his sin.

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Leaving the Land of "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda"
by Samuel Wilder

November 2, 2008 3:22 AM | Permalink

We've all made mistakes and bad choices. We've done things we wished we could forget but somehow the memories of our past sins and temporary stupidity come back to haunt us and when that happens they turn into regrets; they become things we start to second guess:

"What if I would have..."
"Maybe I could have..."
"I know I should have..."
And when we get to that point we have become inhabitants of the land of "woulda, coulda, shoulda," the land of regrets, and that's a terrible place to live.