IT’S TIME TO MOVE ON

A Sermon Delivered on Wednesday evening, March 23rd, 2022, by
Evangelist PAUL ACQUAH, Live on MZ Radio London, UK

Are you living with regret over the time you’ve wasted, the opportunities you’ve squandered, the sins you’ve committed, and the relationships you’ve destroyed? You see, the reason so many of us never get where we’re supposed to be in life is because we don’t want to leave where we are. But so often in the plans of God, letting go is the door to your destiny. Holding onto regrets will always hold you back from living the life God wants you to live.

When you focus on your past mistakes, it causes you to run from the life God created you to live. It’s a new day with a new opportunity to get your life together and move on to greater things, so don’t waste it looking back in regret! The purpose of this message is to encourage you to break free from regret to avoid missing your destiny by holding on.

We all deal with missed opportunities, regrets, sorrows, and disappointments. No one is exempted. You can look back and feel sad about what you should have done, shouldn’t have done, would have done, couldn’t do, or didn’t do. But know that God can restore you. God can do more with your future than you could do if you were to live your past all over again. That’s the kind of God we serve.

Regret may come, but godly sorrow leads to repentance—not destruction. “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death” (2 Cor. 7:10).

God wants you to move on with the life He has given you no matter what has happened in the past. Are you dealing with the loss of loved ones? This is something that there’s no escape from unless you go to heaven first. The longer you live, the more people you are going to know that pass away, and this can come with regret that you didn’t love them or show your love enough.

Jesus wants us to be happy and filled with joy. That’s why He comforts you when you mourn. He wraps His love around you. He said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matt. 5:4).

I heard this testimony about a lady who was happily married and had three children. They were on a family trip, and she fell asleep at the wheel while driving. The van crashed, and her husband and middle child died. She nearly lost her mind due to grief and guilt. But she gave herself to the Lord, went to Bible school, studied the Word—and four years later, she remarried.

God set her free. Her new husband said she is one of the happiest people he has ever met. If she could get over that, you and I can get over our regrets too.

It’s God in us who gives us strength, courage, hope, joy, and tools to face life’s battles. Not our strength, but His strength in us. His Holy Spirit is our greatest weapon. With Him, we can overcome anything—including depression, anxiety, and regret.

“Having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” (Eph. 1:5–7).

“You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness” (Psalm 30:11). That’s powerful. Mourning is a real thing—based on real loss—but God can turn it into dancing. He replaces the sackcloth of grief with garments of joy. He clothes us with gladness—not worldly gladness, but His divine joy.

You can move on with your life. God will put off the clothes of mourning, disappointment, and regret, and replace them with joy. The joy of the Lord is your strength.

Christ is the only Savior of the world. Have you received Him? If you will, please pray this prayer sincerely from your heart:

Dear Lord,
I recognise that I am a sinner and need to be saved.
I understand that Jesus died in my place and suffered the judgment of all of my sins.
I believe that Jesus rose from the dead and He is at the right hand of the Father.
Lord Jesus, I surrender my life to You.
Come and live in my heart and be my Lord and Saviour.
Thank You for saving me. Amen!