If you are like me there are things you wish you had not done and choices you wish you had not made. Part of life is making mistakes. Unfortunately our errors in sound judgment affect the lives of everyone we know. The closer the people are to us, the deeper the wounds we inflict in their lives.
Hurting people, hurt people; therefore those we hurt, hurt others in return and the disease of poor choices expands exponentially. Once our eyes are open to see the damage we have caused it is usually too late to stop the process.
There are two kinds of regret that are given birth at this stage. One leads to life and healing of wounds, the other leads to more wounds and eventually death. Godly sorrow turns away from the behavior and moves toward right living. The second moves toward self justification, blaming and more poor choices.
Depression naturally comes at the point of revelation of the truth. It can be healed by acceptance of God’s forgiveness and a joyful receiving of God’s grace. If not, more acts of disobedience will bring death in all relationship involved including the most important one, a relationship with God.
"For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but the sorrow of the world produces death" (2 Corinthians 7:11).
