Quotes about Regret

In heaven I'll wish with all my heart that I could reclaim a thousandth part of the time I've let slip through my fingers, that I could call back those countless conversations which could have glorified my Lord—but didn't.

One of my great regrets is that I have not studied enough. I wish I had studied more and preached less.

It is entirely possible to be deeply sorry because of the devastation which sin has wrought in our lives—and yet not repent.

If there are any tears shed in heaven, they will be over the fact that we prayed so little.

Repentance is only one part of our response to Christ (and even the strength to repent comes from God). But it is an essential part, for without it we cannot claim Christ is our Lord. The Bible says, "Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret" (2 Cor. 7:10 NIV).

God called me many years ago to be an evangelist, and I have never regretted His leading. I love the crusades, meeting people from every country and culture all over the world. My life has been blessed by friends from every land, and challenges from every corner.

Someday your life will be over, no matter how much attention you give to your health. Will you look back with regret, because you nourished your body but starved your soul?

Many a criminal has finally given himself over to the authorities because the accusations of a guilty conscience were worse than prison bars.

I have never known a man who received Christ and ever regretted it.

Repent when you fail, and immediately seek God's forgiveness and restoration. Sin breaks our fellowship with God.

To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is no reparation, either in time or in eternity.

Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.