I do so many things wrong, make so many bad choices, say things that aren’t edifying, spend money on things I don’t need, and get lazy when I should be working hard for the Lord.
Regret by itself is a paralyzing emotion and thought pattern. It makes you feel like a failure, a loser, useless, and good for nothing. However, regret as a stimulus for personal growth is highly profitable. One of the most important things for us to do in this life is to grow in character and become like Jesus. Regret should prompt us to think about and examine our lives and learn. Mistakes are a great source of wisdom if we learn from them. Life-long learners and wisdom seekers make the most of every wrong choice they have ever made so they don’t repeat them and learn from their mistakes.
One of the problems many have is that they never admit that they made a mistake, made a wrong choice, or sinned; it is the other person. One of the surest ways to stay a fool is to blame everyone else for your bad circumstances and relational conflicts.
God is delighted with the person who sincerely, accurately, and humbly examines their own life, owns their mistakes, confesses them to God, apologizes to people, and learns what not to do.