If I'd Known Then

About this episode

This episode discusses the unforeseen consequences of life choices and the importance of living wisely according to God's will.

Nobody plans to have their marriage fall apart. Nobody dreams of financial disaster or watching their kids walk away from the faith. And yet all around us, people who wanted good lives find themselves living something they never intended. How does that happen when nobody wanted it? Because life has no rehearsal. There's no pre-production run, no second take, no chance to run a day and evaluate it before it counts. Every decision you make — about who you listen to, what you let build momentum in your life — is live. And the painful truth is that most of our greatest regrets could have been avoided if we'd only known sooner what we learned the hard way. Paul's letter to the church at Ephesus isn't a moral code — it's a call to live wisely in a world specifically designed to misinform you. Be careful how you live, he says. Make the most of every opportunity. Understand what God's will actually is. That's not generic advice. It's the beginning of a completely different relationship with the choices that are shaping your life right now — before the momentum becomes unmanageable. Support the mission of the Salty Pastor ministry! Visit our donations page at…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Douglas Peake

Topics covered

• marriage
• financial disaster
• faith
• life decisions
• wisdom
• regrets

Keywords

• marriage
• financial disaster
• faith
• life choices
• wisdom
• regrets
• Ephesus

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Paul's letter to the church at Ephesus

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