A cheerful heart is good medicine but a crushed spirit dries up the bones– Proverbs Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn’t chase. You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path.– Mark BattersonIssues with RegretRegret flows through moments lostRegret rises from missed opportunitiesRegret reminds us of mistakes madeRegret floats in memories unforgottenRegret moves in misspoken wordsThe Process of RegretRegret is being sorry mentallyRemorse is being sorry mentally and emotionallyRepentance is being sorry mentally, emotionally and spirituallyHow Does Regret Haunt Us?Regret can imprison the soulRegret can inactivate the spiritRegret can immobilize the heartEven if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it–I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while– yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter. So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did the wrong or of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are.– 2 Corinthians Self-Centered Regret (Judas)Self-centered regret leads to depressionSelf-centered regret leads to despairSelf-centered regret leads to defeatSelf-centered regret leads to destructionGod Centered Regret (Peter)God focused regret starts with admissionGod focused regret leads to awarenessGod centered regret moves us to actionGod centered regret requires adjustmentsHow do we break free from the haunting of regret?Focus on JesusForge new faithForgive yourselfPursue the future