It is difficult to accept that one decision can affect the direction your life will take. Rare is the person who hasn’t desired to change a decision because its influence seems impossible to outlive. You remember details that continue to produce sorrow and regret.
Jesus made decisions that were physically and emotionally painful, but they did not produce regret. He pleaded with God to forgive those who nailed him to the cross resulting in him feeling abandoned by God as he became the sacrifice for our sins.
Fortunately for you and me, we are not up against the cutting edge of condemnation, for we belong to Christ Jesus.
This truth gives us hope for a new purpose in life, set apart from those previous decisions, to make our own way through life. Sadness is replaced with joy by realizing God has the power to set in motion a new course for your life. Expect it to happen.
…Every child of God is able to defeat the world. And we win the victory over the world by means of our faith. Who can defeat the world? Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son Of God.
~1 John
5:4-5 Good News Bible
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