Regret Is Rarely Good

A simple key to greater effectiveness?

Develop and continue the practice of good decision-making.

There's much that is wrong and troubling in the world, I think we can all agree.
But on a personal level, there is little more frustrating than to look back at a moment or an event and think...

"boy, was that stupid."

Decisions about work and career.
Decisions about friends and relationships.
Decisions about money.
Decisions about attitudes and behaviors.
Decisions of incredible importance and many more of the utterly unimportant.

They all come together to create what we affectionately refer to as "welcome to my life." Good, bad, ugly and hopefully, not indifferent. For whether they be good or bad, decisions or the lack there of comes from our intent. And while as good as they may be at times, we all too-often miss the mark and regret the outcome. Are we all not human?

Yet, that truth causes a greater hindrance towards are effectiveness. We also look to the better and the more as desirable and necessary, not realizing that while yes, perhaps "more" is needed, we could also get quite far down the road of effectiveness if we better utilized the skills and knowledge that we have within us, before us, right now.

So, on that note, pray this #effectiveSunday, that God would indeed help us to make the most of what we stand here with today and get done what we can while it is today. Pray that regret and all its' frustration would not dominate our perspective nor cloud our judgement on current matters. May God help us to live intentional; with every decision and relationship. Pray that are lives would be increasingly greater examples of Christ's work in our lives and that our work as a result would bring greater glory to God.

For we are His handiwork
Created to do GOOD works
For the cause of Jesus Christ.

- PNC