{"id":35297,"date":"2023-04-26T03:30:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T10:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/?p=35297"},"modified":"2023-04-21T11:43:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T18:43:03","slug":"april-26-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2023\/04\/26\/april-26-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"April 26, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-background-repeat:repeat-y;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/April-2023.jpg&quot;);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><strong>No Regrets?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cForgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.<\/em>.\u201d Matthew 6:12 ISV<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo Regrets.\u201d I see this printed across T-shirts, car stickers, in ads. I am sure you have seen it also. I get that this means, \u201cDon\u2019t regret something you didn\u2019t do.\u201d Don\u2019t miss out on adventures.<\/p>\n<p>But can we really live life without regret? Should we be able to live life without regret? No, we have all done or said things we shouldn\u2019t have. To have no regrets is equal to having no conscience. Without a conscience we cannot see a need to repent. Without repentance there is no salvation.<\/p>\n<p>My greatest regret is having an abortion when I was a teenager. I didn\u2019t want an abortion. I wanted my baby. I allowed myself to be pressured into having an abortion. I was not forced, but I was weak and did what people I loved thought was best.<\/p>\n<p>Several years later I recommitted my life to Jesus. Although I knew I was forgiven, I could not forgive myself. I was caught in my own condemnation. One day as I was praying for forgiveness, I remembered what the Lord\u2019s prayer said about forgiving others. I prayed and forgave the people who had pressured me to abort my baby. I prayed to forgive the people at the abortion clinic, especially the women who held my hand as I cried during the abortion. I suppose she thought she was supporting me, but she was the hardest one to forgive.<\/p>\n<p>I felt the weight of my condemnation lift, and I was able to forgive myself. Romans 8:1 reminds us that there is no condemnation for those that are in Christ Jesus. I regret the abortion, but I am free of the weight of condemnation. I am so grateful to God for His forgiveness and salvation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Jesus, thank You for your sacrifice for me. Thank You for forgiveness and salvation. Thank You for giving us a conscience so we can see that we need a savior. I love you. 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