I wish I were the kind of person who had lived life according to God's best plan for me, but my free will got in the way so many times, leaving me with a series of regrets that rear their ugly head with hair-trigger consistency. I read the words that Paul wrote in Phillipians 3:13-14..."But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." And yet, I find myself constantly looking in my rearview mirror, working through the things I should have done, wondering how different things would be if I had. I judge the paths I took and the decisions I made with the critical eye of a prosecutor determined to win the … [Read more...]