Take Two

Imagine going back in time;

The hands of every clock rewind.

Which mistakes would you un-do,

That now bring great regret to you?

What would you do differently?

In hindsight, we can always see.

If just to have a second try,

A chance to change the storyline!

Scenes replay and there was I. 

Now I cringe, I’m asking, “Why?”

But grace is for our stumbling

So we can learn from blunderings.

Hope is held out for today.

What happened then was yesterday.

No one gets to do it over.

The past is past; we’re moving forward.

-- Charity Lacroix

Scripture Quotations;

"We all stumble in many ways..." (Jas 3:2)

"Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good." (Psa 25:7)

""Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered."(Rom 4:7)

"Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." (Php 3:13-14)

Attribution notice: Scriptures taken from The Holy Bible, NIV, copyright Zondervan, used by permission.

Author's note: The poems in this blog were written by my children, ages fourteen through twenty-one. The Why This Blog post explains how the Lord inspired these poems in answer to a prayer during illness. I also recommend visiting my children's blog, A Brush with Life, where you will also find beautiful art they have drawn for the glory of God. You can access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master. Now I'd like to ask a very important question.

Do You Want to Know Jesus? 
“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe. Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International. He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.