Overcoming Regret Series

Listened = to give your undivided attention to someone

Mothers = the cry of their child

C.God delivered (v5-6; 10)

“The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord my God.”

“And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.”

Nobody is too far gone that God can’t deliver them

God specializes in the impossible

1. He waits until the wine is all gone

2. He finds a man who was an invalid 38 years (not 38 minutes)

3. He feeds 5000 with only 5 loaves and 2 fish

4. He waits until Lazarus is already dead 3 days

D. God restored (v7-9)

“When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the Lord.”

1. God wants to restore us by his grace

Replace regret with grace

In order for God to do this we have to let go of worthless idols.

Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs

“Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret.”(2 Cor. 7:10)

What are worthless idols?

Anything we use to medicate the pain of regret.

Busyness, perfection, anger, blame, denial, addictions,

They don’t deliver us from regret. They only make the regret worse.

God wants to restore us to a right relationship with him.

To a place of worship

To a place of service.

Conclusion

What is filling your heart with pain today?

Might God want to deliver you from regret?