EP 61: How to Handle Deep Regrets in Parenting & Life

LOVING LIFE AT HOME - Christian Marriage, Biblical Parenting, Creative Homemaking, Purposeful Living

We've all said or done things that we later regret, sometimes profoundly so. But where does regret come from, and how are we supposed to handle this tangle of negative emotions? That's our topic for this week's episode of Loving Life at Home

Show Notes VERSES CITED:

- Romans 8:28 - "God causes all things to work together for good to those who love...."

- Proverbs 22:6 - "Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will...."

- Proverbs 31:10-31 - "...She considers a [new] field before she buys or accepts it...."

- Proverbs 13:12 - "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."

- Hebrews 12:1-2 - "...let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus...."

- 1 Corinthians 7:17 - "...each person should live as a believer in whatever situation...."

- Philippians 4:11-13 - "...I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am...."

- Romans 10:9 - “If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe...."

- Matthew 11:28 - “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

- James 1:2-3 - "Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials...."

- Job 1:21 - "The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”

- Job 2:10 - "Shall we indeed accept good from God, and not accept adversity?”

- Ephesians 4:31-32 - "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away...."

- Mark 4:19 - "but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires...."

- Ephesians 4:30 - "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed...."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:19 - "Do not quench the Spirit."

- 1 Peter 2:1 - "Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind."

- Romans 6:12-13 - "Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof...."

- Philippians 4:6 - "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving...."

- 1 Peter 5:7 - "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."

- Isaiah 29:16 - "...Can the pot say to the potter, 'You know nothing'?"

- Galatians 5:13 - "But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love."

- Philippians 2:3-4 - "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard...."

- Proverbs 14:12 - “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.”

- 1 John 1:9 - “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us....”

- Psalms 103:12 - "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us."

- Romans 8:1 - “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

- Matthew 11:28-30 - "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

- Proverbs 14:12 - “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way....”

- 1 John 1:9 - “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and...."

- Psalms 103:12 - "He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west."

- Philippians 3:9- "...not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ...."

- Romans 8:1 -“Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ....”

- Luke 12:26 - “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? So, if you...."

- Matthew 6:25-30 - "Do notworry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or...."

- Joel 2:25 - "I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten...."

- Genesis 50:20 - "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good...."

RELATED LINKS:

- Forgiving Others Fully and Freely - Podcast Episode 11

- On Miscarriage -- Help for Hurting Hearts - Podcast Episode 49

- What Men Intend for Evil - a poem I wrote during a difficult season

- My Books - you can find most of the books my husband and I have written here or here

- Family Matters - archives of the newspaper column I wrote for several years

- Praying for Your Husband from Head to Toe - a free printable prayer guide

- Praying for Your Wife from Head to Toe - another free printable prayer guide

- 31 Scriptures to Pray over Your Husband - yet another free printable prayer guide

- 30-Day Respect Challenge - my free, month-long email series for married women

- 30-Day Love Challenge - my husband's free, month-long email series for married men

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