I just read about Bronnie Ware's list of the top five regrets of the dying she noted during her time spent as a nurse working with the terminally ill. She has written a book detailing her experiences called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed By The Dearly Departing. It caused me to meditate upon what one's regrets will possibly be when standing before the King of Glory. I will list each of Bronnie's top five regrets and I will see if perhaps each regret might be a little different before the Throne of Glory.
Regret #1: I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
Revised Regret #1: I wish I'd had the courage to live my life true to the way the Lord had intended for me to live and that I hadn't spent so much time trying to please myself or others.
Regret #2: I wish I'd hadn't worked so hard.
Revised Regret #2: I wish I'd taken time to rest on the Lord's Sabbath as He commanded and that I had done all of the work I was expected to do for God's Kingdom.
Regret #3: I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.
Revised Regret #3: I wish I'd had the courage to speak God's words to others and to speak about God's wonderful way of salvation.
Regret #4: I wish that I had stayed in touch with my friends.
Revised Regret #4: I wish that I had remained in fellowship with the Lord.
Regret #5: I wish that I had let myself be happier.
Revised Regret #5: I wish that I'd followed God's ways which would have filled my heart with joy.
Of one thing I am certain, those who follow after Yeshua will have a lot fewer regrets than those who don't. He is the Way, the Truth and the Life! May His Name be praised forever!
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