….. let us strip off every weight that slows us down … and let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. – Hebrews 12:1-2 NLT

….. but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. – Philippians 3:13-14 NLT

Regret is a real killer. When regret pays us a visit, he usually brings along his friends of loneliness, despair, and hopelessness. They find great joy in causing us to feel as though our life is empty and meaningless. We must understand that what regret is after is our very soul. If he can kill our soul, then our focus and testimony for God are lost. We must learn to discern this enemy of regret and refuse to open to him the door to our soul.

We fight the enemies of our soul as Jesus did in the desert, with scripture. We pray and search God’s Word for scripture that counteracts and neutralizes this enemy of regret. James 4:7 teaches that if we will resist the devil, he will flee from us.

According to Roget’s Thesaurus, the opposite of the verb form of regret is disregard and forget, and the opposite of the noun form of regret is contentment, tranquility, solace, and peace of mind. Many times, in order to forget the past and find peace and healing for our soul, it is necessary to forgive others involved, repent of any wrong we may have done ourselves, and ask God’s forgiveness. We must also forgive ourselves.

So, we fight regret through repentance and forgiveness, by keeping our eyes on Jesus, and determining to live for today. Disregarding and forgetting the past, we welcome and approve the new beginning and season that God has for us which brings us peace of mind, solace for our soul, and keeps alive our testimony, which brings glory to God.