This week I saw a list of answers to this question: What do you regret
about this past year? Here are some answers: I regret thinking more
money is all I need. I regret believing this would finally be the Cubs’
big year. I regret not spending time with my lonely neighbor. I
regret the date nights with my wife I didn’t take. I regret my apathy
in worship. I regret being held back by human opinions of me. I regret
missing times with God but not missing my show on TV. I regret every
minute I gave to pornography. I regret trying to hide my sins from
others. I regret the person I’ve become.
I wonder
what your regret is. I know mine. But sometimes we don’t see our
biggest failing. All the regrets I’ve just read lie at the surface.
And there is a deeper reason why we act these ways. The deeper reason
is this. We do not savor God’s love for us. Of course, if someone
asked us, Does God love you?, we’d all give the right answer. But
savoring his love, enjoying his love, drawing strength from his love,
especially when we see how sinful we are – that’s different. All our
problems stem from this – not believing and receiving the love of God
for the undeserving. I am calling you today to enter 2012 with this
declaration: “I will let God love me and save me.” There’s a New Year’s
Resolution for you! Every day of 2012, rather than try to make God
love me, I will let God love me, because he does – for the sake of
Christ.
Dane Ortlund
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