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b'Regret: everyone experiences it at some point. I recently sold my truck before I really needed to at a price that was too low. And, afterward, I was full of regret. I had no plan for what I was going to buy to replace it, which led me to spiral into fearful desperation. I knew I had just made one bad decision. How could I make another major decision\\u2014what car to buy and how much to spend? \\nMy situation is not new or unusual. The biblical story of the first people, Adam and Eve, is characterized by regret. They sinned against God\\u2019s explicit command. They were guilty, and, therefore, they experienced the regret of sin.\\nThe Bible is littered with similar stories. Consider David\\u2019s adultery, Esau\\u2019s birthright sale, Jonah\\u2019s bitterness, Thomas\\u2019s unbelief, Peter\\u2019s pride, Judas\\u2019s betrayal\\u2026the list goes on and on. Some of those individuals overcame the regret of sin; some didn\\u2019t. The difference in whether someone overcomes regret or not is simple: grace.\\nWe often live under the delusion that personal perfection is a possibility. But over and over, as sinful and guilty people in need of a Savior, we are confronted with our failures and flaws. No amount of education or training will rid us of these qualities.\\nFortunately, there is hope. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Romans 5:20 tells us. That is good news indeed for flawed people. The grace of Christ gives us hope. His sacrificial death took God\\u2019s just wrath for our sin. So, when we are united to Jesus by faith through His grace, our sins are nailed to the cross and we receive Jesus\\u2019 sinlessness\\u2014so it is like we never sinned. Our regrets and the sins that caused them are washed away in a flood of Christ\\u2019s forgiveness. They are gone forever and have lost their hold on us. \\u2022 Mike Hurley\\n\\u2022 What regrets do you carry with you? \\n\\u2022 Read Romans 3:21-26. Why is perfection an unattainable goal as sinful humans? Why is Jesus\\u2019 perfection enough? \\n\\u2022 Have you brought your guilt and regret to Jesus so that He can take care of them? To learn more about what it means to know Him through faith, check out our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page.\\nBut where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more. Romans 5:20b (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\n2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Galatians 6:1-10'