No Regrets

Ecclesiastes 7:¹⁰Say not, "Why were the former days better than these?"
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.

Ecclesiastes 8:⁶For there is a time and a way for everything, although man’s trouble lies heavy on him.

Solomon, in all his wisdom, says that it is not wise to look back and say that the past was better than the present. Wisdom is living in the "now" and not allowing regret to steer your life. Solomon also says that trouble lies heavy on a man's heart even though everything has its season. So basically, it is best to just take the season that I'm in for what it is and not compare it to a past season. What was cannot be applied to what is because that was what I needed to go through back then and now, something new is being done in my life.

Regret. It is something that I try not to do. I have found myself regretting a lot lately, though. That is the truth if I am really honest with God. I like to say that I don't regret my past because God has redeemed everything for His good purpose. However, I do find myself comparing the past with the present, and that is the same thing. It isn't wise for me to do this, I'll only suck the joy out of my life. For instance, when Lion is crying and I'm unable to calm him down, I'll think to myself, "It was better when he was still just in my womb. No crying then." Or when I'm super tired from not being able to get enough sleep because Lion keeps waking up, I would think, "It was better when I was just married to Hanzo and we could snuggle in bed together and sleep-in during the mornings." Oh, here is a very common one, when I look at my post-pregnancy body, I think, "I really had it good before I was pregnant. Why did I ever think I was fat or ugly? Now look at me." Well, these are all good examples of what Solomon is talking about, but I can't think like this any longer. That mindset is a major joy-drainer. I need to renew the spirit of my mind (Ephesians 4:23). Just throw away that habit of comparing. I really need to be active in this and dilligent in repenting.

Heavenly Father, I repent from dwelling on the past. I ask that You forgive me and renew my mind. Please change my thoughts into thoughts that are pleasing to You. Help me to quit regretting and live for the season that I am in. Lord, thank You for all that You have brought me through and that You have fully equipped me to deal with the season I am currently in. I ask again for Your strength to rejoice. Also, please help me to meditate on Your word all day and all night. Purify my mind, my heart, and my will. I ask for Your help with raising Lion. I thank You for my son and the blessing that he is. I thank You that he challenges me to grow and become the woman You created me to be. I thank You also for my husband and that he loves me as Christ loves the church. Please refresh my husband and show me how to be a blessing to him and not a burden. I pray all these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.