A question was posed recently by Chris Huff on his blog
which asks Do You Know What You Want? It was an insightful blog that was
inspired by Dan Reiland. Both of these men pastor for 12 Stone church and I
hold them both in high regard and therefore got me thinking. Because I could
not answer all his questions!! I really did not know what I want and that dove
tailed into where am I going?
Most of life we are in autopilot and often don’t even
consider the bigger picture. When I was young I did not want regrets and now
that I am in my “mid-life” I have a few. Fortunately less than many, but more
than most will admit.
I regret moving from job to job. The younger people think
that is the norm, but I can say after 30+ years of jumping jobs I can say they
are all basically the same with a few minor differences. If I stayed longer at
any I would be in a better spot today, or would I? If I would have stayed with
LMSC I would still be in California, or maybe not since most of LMSC was let
go. If I would have stayed with JHK would I still be in Georgia? Maybe or maybe
not since I may have been transferred. If I would have just stayed at a few for
longer than a year or so I would definitely have an easier time finding work,
or maybe not.
I can go through a string of failed relationship with the same
questions and can say we may not have the prefect marriage, but are there
really any perfect ones?
I can go through my health and how I did not take it all
that serious. We know where that ended up for me, dead on the floor.
I can go through my racing and see how I failed at all the
different sports from MX to running. Although I never made it big, I still
enjoy all the sports. I also live my life through my children who are doing
what I dreamed of in life.
Yes I have regrets, but do I care? Yes and no, because
in a way if something changed for what I think would have been better I would
not be on the path I am on today, waking up with a smile and peace. So while
you may think you know what is best for you, understand God knows what is
better and He will work those frailties out and use them for His glory.