Radio Streams
SA Radio
24/7 Radio Stream
VCY America
24/7 Radio Stream
1058

CODE #

My Favorite Things
Home
NewsroomALL
Events | Notices | Blogs
Newest Audio | Video | Clips
Broadcasters
Church Finder
Webcast LIVE NOW!
Sermons by Bible
Sermons by Category
Sermons by Topic
Sermons by Speaker
Sermons by Language
Sermons by Date
Staff Picks
CommentsALL -1 sec
Top Sermons
Online Bible
Hymnal
Daily Reading
Our Services
Broadcaster Dashboard
Members Only

Straight Paths Bible Church
Pastor Mike Miller  |  Ellsinore, Missouri
Contact Info | Edit
•  Email  |  Web
www.spbiblechurch.com
•  Facebook
PHONE
573-714-3239
ADDRESS
Straight Paths Bible Church
249 Carter 256
Ellsinore, Missouri 63937
MAILING
Straight Paths Bible Church
P.O. Box 532
Ellsinore, MO 63937
Podcast + Codes
SERMONS EMBED | Info
Mobile Apps | Info
•  ROKU TV
•  Apple TV
•  Chromecast
Enjoy sermons from this broadcaster
on a variety of mobile devices.
MyChurch: straightpaths | Set
MyChurch Code#: 92595
Our Blog
Post+
Search
  
Filter By

Regrets
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Posted by: Straight Paths Bible Church | more..
2,440+ views | 140+ clicks
Regret
Monday, November 5, 2018

Older and wiser … we have all heard that saying, and it is almost always true. We all learn from experience – it just takes a lot more experience for some of us than it does for others. It seems like such a shame that it is that way because there is so much pain involved. Someone said that “good judgement comes from experience, and most experience comes from bad judgment.” Life seems to be arranged in reverse – while we have our youth and our strength we lack the wisdom to spend it wisely and we squander the opportunities of our lifetime. By the time we begin to understand life and what is right and important we lack the strength and the opportunities to use that wisdom to accomplish the dreams of our youth. The result of this is that we have regrets. One of the wisest words of advice I ever heard was, “Live so that you have no regrets,” but that is much easier said than done. To accomplish that requires more wisdom than any man has, and therefore the only possibility of doing so is to be truly and completely led of the Spirit of God in our youth. The sad truth is that very few do – so regret is a very common experience.

As we get older we turn around and look at those coming along behind us and we grieve for them because we see them doing the same things that have brought us such regret. We know the pain that they will feel someday for the choices they are making and the things they are doing now and we want to stop them, but we cannot. They will not listen, just like we would not listen. We see young couples allowing things in their homes and in their relationship that are slow-acting poison and we know what the consequences will be down the road for them. We grieve as we watch them neglect very important things and people in their life for temporal and vain things, almost feeling in our own heart the pain that awaits them down the road. They are so sure they are making the right choices and doing the right things. Those who are a little older will all testify to the fact that the things you felt most justified and headstrong about in your youth are usually the things that become the source of your deepest regrets when you are older.

Nothing else can pain your soul like regret can. Other things hurt, but not in the same way. The despair over what has been lost, the guilt of damage done to others, the mourning over opportunities that have been lost forever, and the anguish of “what could have been” all add up to deep bitterness of soul for many and there is really no remedy for it. No one can imagine when they are young how it is going to feel someday to look back at certain moments of their life when they made decisions and choices that now have brought such dreadful consequences. How they will long to go back to that moment and have another chance, but it is impossible! And they will feel deep sorrow someday for the wasted years and weep for the loss, the failures, and the broken things in their life. How much of it could be avoided if only you could understand while you are young how dearly you are going to pay for bad choices, bad behavior, and bad decisions? How sad that so few will listen to wise and godly counsel! How grievous it is to watch them keep sowing the seeds of their own regrets while they are so sure they are doing right!

It is happy news indeed to know that there is one area in life where you can be assured there will be no regrets. All our endeavors, dreams, and relationships are vulnerable to failure because there are so many traps and pitfalls in life’s journey. However, there is One who will never fail us and what we give to Him we will never regret. No one has ever grown old and bitter with regret because of their sacrifice and service for Jesus. Those who lose their life for his sake actually find their life. They do not mourn over what has been lost, but rejoice in the new life they have found. The only place here where there is room for regret is that we only wish we had given our all to Him sooner. The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. (Prov 16:31) That is quite a contrast to the bitter end of those who go headstrong in their own way in their youth and live their old age in the bitterness of regret.

So rather than reasoning with young people and constantly trying to fix the messes in their lives by counseling them and giving them step-by-step instructions we should be pointing them to Christ and the Word of God. That is the foundation and without that all our counseling is worth nothing. Those with the least regrets are those who have given Jesus everything and ordered their lives according to Word of God. If we really want to help someone we must point them in this direction! Example is the strongest influence! Words alone are powerful, but words connected with real live images are more powerful. An example of trusting God, being truly led by His Spirit, and giving Him first place in everything in our lives leaves an image and a message stamped upon a soul that is never forgotten, and is the best hope they have of avoiding the bitter pain of regret. They will certainly forget all the words in our lectures to them while they are young, but they will not forget the example we set with our own life and walk with God. The only way to live so that you have no regrets is to give your life to God completely and truly let Him direct your steps.

(Prov 3:5-6) Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Mike Miller
Pastor, Straight Paths Bible Church

Category:  Ministries

permalink | post new | clone this | rss feed | blog top »
Text feature this blog entry

     PAST BLOG ENTRIES     

Pastor Richard Owen - Released to Go Home
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016
Posted by: Straight Paths Bible Church | more..
4,640+ views | 580+ clicks
Lord willing, Bro. Owen will be released from the rehab facility to go home on Monday, February 15. Please continue to pray for his healing from the fall. Still has a lot of pain to deal with and must be very careful not to fall and get hurt and...
[ abbreviated | read entire ]
permalink | post new | clone this | rss feed | blog top »


Update on Pastor Richard Owen
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016
Posted by: Straight Paths Bible Church | more..
5,360+ views | 1,430+ clicks
We have been to Viriginia for the past few days to be with Bro. Owen. He has went through 3 surgeries in the past week, the last one was yesterday. They put a long screw in his pelvis to stablize it since it is broken and separated. His broken arm...
[ abbreviated | read entire ]
permalink | post new | clone this | rss feed | blog top »


Bro. Owen's Progress
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016
Posted by: Straight Paths Bible Church | more..
4,480+ views | 360+ clicks
Sorry for not updating more often. Bro. Owen has been in a rehabilitation facility since before Christmas. He has made slow progress. It just takes a long time for that many broken bones to heal. He was able to take a few steps with an elevated...
[ abbreviated | read entire ]
permalink | post new | clone this | rss feed | blog top »


Pray for Pastor Richard Owen
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2015
Posted by: Straight Paths Bible Church | more..
5,380+ views | 930+ clicks | 2 user comments
Please pray for Pastor Richard Owen from Fishersville, VA. On December 4 he fell about 25 feet off a ladder while trimminig a tree. He is 75 years old and now has many broken bones and is in a great deal of pain. Without doubt there are many other...
[ abbreviated | read entire ]
permalink | post new | clone this | rss feed | blog top »


New Church Property
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015
Posted by: Straight Paths Bible Church | more..
5,540+ views | 490+ clicks
We have been praying for the past almost 7 years for a better place to meet for our church. The building we have been using since November 2008 is an old church that had been abandoned nearly 20 years before. We fixed it up and made it presentable...
[ abbreviated | read entire ]
permalink | post new | clone this | rss feed | blog top »


The Enmity
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013
Posted by: Straight Paths Bible Church | more..
8,840+ views | 350+ clicks
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. (Genesis 3:15)God himself served notice on the Serpent that from this point forward there would be enmity... [ ... ]
[ abbreviated | read original blog ]
permalink | post new | clone this | rss feed | blog top »


Good and Evil
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013
Posted by: Straight Paths Bible Church | more..
8,520+ views | 220+ clicks
Man is a moral being and that means that he must continually choose between good and evil. Good and evil are either nothing more than personal ideas and opinions that are continually changing because they are subject to circumstances, cultures,... [ ... ]
[ abbreviated | read original blog ]
permalink | post new | clone this | rss feed | blog top »


What Sin Hath Wrought - Part 4
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013
Posted by: Straight Paths Bible Church | more..
8,600+ views | 290+ clicks
(Genesis 3:15-21) Every person who has ever lived has realized that things in this world are not like they should be. The conscience of every person is a consistent witness to the fact that man does not live according to what he was designed for.... [ ... ]
[ abbreviated | read original blog ]
permalink | post new | clone this | rss feed | blog top »


What Sin Hath Wrought - Part 3
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2013
Posted by: Straight Paths Bible Church | more..
8,580+ views | 280+ clicks
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. (1 Timothy 2:14) The devil's strategy for ruining mankind is worth taking note of. Satan thought out his plan very well and chose to approach the woman first. I have fo [ ... ]
[ abbreviated | read original blog ]
permalink | post new | clone this | rss feed | blog top »

· Page 1 ·  Found: 32 entries · Jump:  [1] 2 3 4






Technology, Not Techniques

Shawn Reynolds
Abundant Mercy For Life in Him

Sovereign Grace Church
Sunday Service
Play! | MP3

Mark S. Wisniewski
Sobreviviendo El Juicio

Lucas - Spanish 2023
Iglesia Nueva Obra en...
Play! | MP3

Dr. Fred DeRuvo
Daniel 7 Pt 3 Interpretation..

Book of Daniel
Study-Grow-Know Ministries
Video!Play! | MP4

Sponsor:
New Podcast for Pastors from NAMB

Join podc­ast host, Ken Whitten & guests Tony Dungy, H.B. Charlr­es, Jr. & more.
https://www.namb.net/podcas..

Sponsor:
The Book Of Romans

Join Pastor Thomas Irvin for a study thr­ough the book of Rom­ans, verse by verse, at G
https://www.sermonaudio.com..

Sermon: Daniel 7B - Ancient of Days
Dr. Fred DeRuvo

SPONSOR | 5,000+

SPONSOR



SA UPDATES NEWSLETTER Sign up for a weekly dose of personal thoughts along with interesting content updates. Sign Up
FOLLOW US


Gospel of John
Cities | Local | Personal

MOBILE
iPhone + iPad
ChurchOne App
Watch
Android
ChurchOne App
Fire Tablet
Wear
Chromecast TV
Apple TV
Android TV
ROKU TV
Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Echo
Kindle Reader


HELP
Knowledgebase
Broadcasters
Listeners
Q&A
Uploading Sermons
Uploading Videos
Webcasting
TECH TALKS

NEWS
Weekly Newsletter
Unsubscribe
Staff Picks | RSS
SA Newsroom
SERVICES
Dashboard | Info
Cross Publish
Audio | Video | Stats
Sermon Player | Video
Church Finder | Info
Mobile & Apps
Webcast | Multicast
Solo Sites
Internationalization
Podcasting
Listen Line
Events | Notices
Transcription
Business Cards New!
QR Codes
Online Donations
24x7 Radio Stream
INTEGRATION
Embed Codes
Twitter
Facebook
Logos | e-Sword | BLB
JSON API

BATCH
Upload via RSS
Upload via FTP
Upload via Dropbox

SUPPORT
Advertising | Local Ads
Support Us
Stories
ABOUT US
The largest and most trusted library of audio sermons from conservative churches and ministries worldwide.

Our Services | Articles of Faith
Broadcast With Us
Earn SA COINS!
Privacy Policy

THE VAULT VLOG
Technology, Not Techniques New!
Copyright © 2024 SermonAudio.