Is It Too Late?

Have you ever wondered that? You don't have to be very old to have regret...and I would imagine most all of us have done things that caused us to wonder if it would be impossible to make amends.

I've lied, stolen, cheated, gossiped, been drunk, lost my temper (lots of times), told my wife I wanted a divorce, yelled at my kids for no good reason, been filled with spite and jealousy, filed bankruptcy, and ignored God. Doesn't make me sound too good, does it? Truthfully, even though I know I'm forgiven it still doesn't make me feel too good to think about all I've done wrong...and especially not when I start putting it in writing. I've wondered if it was too late to make it right...too late to make a difference.

The Bible is full of underdog stories. God absolutely loves to use the cast-offs and underdogs to do His work. Abraham was down right ancient (90 years old) and with no children and yet God produced a nation through he and his wife Sarah. David was the youngest and slightest among his brothers and was a shepherd and yet God chose him to be King of Israel...and you might remember that he completely owned Goliath! Paul who was originally called Saul was by all accounts a horrible human being. He relentlessly pursued and persecuted anyone who spoke about Jesus, so God changed him and he ended up reaching countless numbers of people and leading them to Jesus. His writings comprise a bunch of the New Testament. It wasn't too late for any of them to be changed and make a difference.

I told you about all of the stuff I've done, but I didn't tell you who I am. I didn't get divorced, my kids aren't afraid of their Dad, and I wake up each day looking for ways that I can serve God in thanks for Jesus' sacrifice for me.

Read Psalm 51 which was written by David after he committed adultery.

It is never too late for you. Never too late for God to do amazing things in and through you. He makes all things new. It's happened time and again throughout history. It happened to me. So let God have those regrets and follow His lead and let it happen for you!