Silicon Valley Healing Rooms Processing Regret
For all the things we wish we hadn’t done and can’t undo, unsay, or can’t make up, there’s hope. The bigger the crisis created, the more we want to go back and say, “I wish I hadn’t done that.” But what’s done is done. Now what? The temptation is to turn away from God. How could a God who asks us to be perfect, and strive to continually be more Christlike, ever receive us into the Kingdom of God? How could He ever forgive us? How can we ever forgive ourselves?
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Let us consider Genesis 6:6: “The Lord regretted that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was [deeply] grieved in His heart.” God regretted that He had make mankind on earth because of the wickedness that was in men’s hearts (see Genesis 6:1-8). This is a serious situation. Just when we want to turn away from God because of our regret, it turns out that God is the one friend who might actually understand whatever it is we’ve done, and our emotion of deep regret around that thing.
Processing regret is about acknowledging our regret and developing a Godly sorrow. From this place of deep sorrow about what we’ve done, we can then take it to the cross, and ask for forgiveness. Many times, we need to add the step of forgiving ourselves for our part in what we’ve done.
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Two verses after God regretted making mankind, we read in verse 8, “But Noah found favor and grace in the eyes of the Lord.” God found one man on earth who was living a life that found favor with God. Now Noah wasn’t perfect. The Bible says that all have sinned (see Romans 3:23). But Noah found favor. Instead of perfection, finding favor with God is more about moving in the direction that God designed for man. Because of Noah and his ability to hear God and trust what God said, an ark was built and mankind continued. God found a man and created a plan to redeem the original storyline of mankind. The second time we read that God regretted something was after He gave Israel King Saul. The people wanted a king in order to be like their neighbors. It wasn’t God’s original plan to operate through a king to guide and rule the people. After they got King Saul, who sometimes didn’t obey what God told him through the prophets, He regretted it. “Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, ‘I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My commands’” (I Samuel 15:10-11). |
 Twice we see that God regrets when man falls away from obeying God’s commands. As a result of what happened with King Saul’s disobedience, God rips the kingdom from his hands. But not immediately. God selects a shepherd boy named David. Then decades follow as David observed the ways of a king by working in the palace. David also learned to fight, often unconventionally. It is in these years that David came to discern the heart and nature of God. David understood what living with God’s promises meant. We read about these lessons in the Psalms. David grew to know that the Lord sustained him (see Psalm 55:22), strengthened him (see Psalm 89:21), judged his enemies (see Psalm 59), increased his power (see Psalm 87:19, Psalm 89:24, Psalm 92:10), gave him victory over his enemies (see Psalm 108), maintained his love for David (through some horrific sins!) (see Psalm 51), and kept covenant with him (see Psalm 89:28). |
Through one thoroughly imperfect man, God once again redeemed the storyline for Israel to have a king that followed God’s laws, and obeyed God’s commands. David’s kingdom and his reign were unparalleled. We know David had regrets. We need only to recall the story of Bathsheba and Uriah. David reached the point of Godly sorrow and sought repentance. God granted this, and redeemed David, and restored him. The storyline continued, even as subsequent kings followed in wicked ways.
 Our hope is based in the pattern of regret that leads to Godly sorrow and then to repentance. From repentance, God redeems and restores, even if it looks different than the original plan with the original characters. It is God’s nature to make a new plan better than if the original plan had worked out. Through one thoroughly imperfect man, God once again redeemed the storyline for Israel to have a king that followed God’s laws, and obeyed God’s commands. David’s kingdom and his reign were unparalleled. We know David had regrets. We need only to recall the story of Bathsheba and Uriah. David reached the point of Godly sorrow and sought repentance. God granted this, and redeemed David, and restored him. The storyline continued, even as subsequent kings followed in wicked ways. |
 God’s plan to redeem sin out of mankind came through Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross for our sins. We can add our regret to the nails on the cross, and let Jesus’ blood cover our actions. If we can grab hold of this redemptive plan and appropriate it for our lives, we can find favor and grace to move forward into our storyline and become part of His story (a.k.a. history). |
God Answers Prayer
Since our last Healing Rooms Open Hours:
 One woman’s pain level in her back went from a 7 to a 5 or 4 by the end of the day she was prayed for. The next morning it went down to a 1 or 0. It was practically gone. The pain had been with her for almost a whole week. |
 One woman stress level went from an 8 to a 0. The prayer team had images and scriptures that reminded her of the need to be patient and allow the Lord Jesus to work on the issue. There was a confidence released that God was working on the issue. She left with a peace that was covering her in the midst of all her concerns. |
 One woman’s stress went from a 5 to a 1. The prayer team’s picture images ahead of time spoke to her. She felt she knew exactly what the relevance was to things in her life that had been faith struggle areas. Since the appointment, she had a business transaction resolve successfully. |
The teams prayed for issues around anxiety, marriages, heart healing, strength to take action, wisdom, adult trauma, addiction, cancer, diabetes, God’s peace and strength, relief from fear and worry, high blood pressure, AFIB symptoms, low heartbeat, perseverance and endurance, life direction, whether to move or not, job changes, relationship with adult children, disagreements with neighbors, faith renewal, breakthrough in circumstances, counteracting witchcraft, workplace challenges, settling in to a new place to live, dealing with home repairs, caring for a loved one, financial breakthrough, sciatica, sleep disorders, and trauma relief.
Scheduling an Appointment
Together, Silicon Valley Healing Rooms Prayer Ministers are ready to take your prayer requests to God in prayer. They also seek God’s word for you in advance of the appointment.
We are now taking signups for prayer appointments for Tuesday July 15, 2025
To sign up for an appointment, there are TWO STEPS:
1. Let us know your TOP THREE APPOINTMENT TIME PREFERENCES, in order of priority.
We will coordinate the teams, and send the zoom information on Monday for the appointment on Tuesday.
2. Share a phone number so we can TEXT you with scheduling changes.
In the event that we are not able to offer you the time frames you desire, you may share a phone number with us to text you if an opening should arise when someone needs to cancel an appointment. This happens from time to time, and we are able to text you to see if you are available to join an available prayer team. All information is confidential to the ministry and is not used for solicitation. This step is optional.
You are welcome to sign up for prayer appointments at the following times listed below:
| Morning Times: | 11:10 to 11:40 am |
| 11:55 to 12:25 pm | |
| 12:40 to 1:10 pm | |
| Evening Times: | 7:10 to 7:40 pm |
| 7:55 to 8:25 pm | |
| 8:40 to 9:10 pm |
It is our greatest joy to join you in prayer and pray for whatever you want to bring before God. We pray, believing, knowing, and confident that God answers prayer.
If you don’t need prayer right now, you are welcome to forward this to others you know that might want people to pray with them.
***We love to hear how God has answered prayer. Please share what God has done in your life as a result of prayer. You can reply to this email, or share it in your appointment, or write a comment on our web site.
The spiritual winds are blowing strength, life, and peace into us,
Stephanie Shoquist, Donna Maranon, Jim Clow Directors, Silicon Valley Healing Rooms Team
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