"No Regrets"

"Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word to thy servant." (Psalms 119:76)

  Let's pretend for a moment that we did not know what the word comfort actually means, or that the word that is represented here actually really means benefit, as in, 'be for my benefit.' As with so many other situations and circumstances we might find ourselves in, when we are God's servants, everything that happens to us is something that God uses for good, everything! What part of your life would you have God erase? I find myself thinking about the things I never wish would have happened, and saying, If I could only do it all over again! Well, to be perfectly correct, the word comfort here actually does mean regret! More than that, it actually speaks to the human side of what we are, fallible! In this very important Scripture, we see the result of what it means to be God's servant: We get into messes, and God gets us out; we make mistakes, and He uses our mistakes for opportunities to show off His goodness! Long story short, there is really nothing that God cannot use for the goodness of His Kingdom; even our worst mistake, is His greatest opportunity! If our hearts are right, then there is no end to His mercy. If you don't believe it, then you need to study all the reasons that we need God's mercy; because the way I see it, I need His mercy every day! Basically, what I believe this is speaking about it our ability to actually rest in God's mercy. Just the simple fact that He is kind and merciful towards us, that alone should be enough to give us comfort; but because we are His servant, His word that makes us that servant, creates in us the complex regret in our hearts that actually gives us comfort. We have no need to be shown what we are and what we are capable of doing, because we He has shown us. But above all of that, He shows what we are to Him, and that alone gives us comfort...

"All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with comfort through Christ. Even when we are weighed down in troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort that God gives us." (2 Corinthians 1:3-7) NLT