Visible World; Invisible God.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, … Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. Romans 1:18-23

Ignoring something because you can't fix it doesn't make it go away. 

Suppressing the truth doesn’t make it less true. Neglecting the study of the truth doesn’t make it any less true. Ignoring the truth that something is broken doesn’t fix it. The only way to fix the brokenness in the visible world is for the invisible God to make it new. Trying to fix the world without God is ineffective and pointless. Ignoring the truth that God is the only solution for our broken world only leads to corruption and insanity just as looking at a picture of someone you don’t know doesn’t make you love them. Ignoring the brokenness of the world doesn’t make it go away. Reflecting on the brokenness of the world should point you to God as the only one who can fix it. 

For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. Romans 8:22-23.

God’s solution isn’t to throw away what is broken, but to redeem and restore it. Even when humanity broke the visible world by separating it from its invisible Creator, God reached down to restore His creation by becoming a visible part of it (John 1:14). He restores His creation by reuniting His invisible nature with the visible.

Wishing something didn't happen doesn't make it go away.

Wishing that sin didn't happen and that sin didn't separate you from God doesn't solve the problem. The visible world longs to be in relationship with the invisible God, but the yearning of creation doesn’t bring back together the relationship that has been severed. The visible world can’t move back towards a relationship with the invisible God, so God makes the first move (Romans 5:8). Instead of wishing He was in relationship with His creation, God brings Himself back into the context of His creation to call us into a relationship with Him. Wishing you could have a restored relationship with God doesn’t make it happen. Only God can fix your relationship with Him, and He did everything to do that.

Instead of reliving your past sins, take a simple lesson forward with you. 

As you look at a world out of relationship with God, you see it also yearning to return to its proper relationship with its creator. Instead of looking backward at the relationship that was lost, look forward to the restored relationship God wants to have with creation and work to make that become a reality. The past is something you can't fix, which doesn't mean you should simply ignore it. The brokenness of the past should point you toward the One who can fix it. "Forgetting what lies behind and straining toward what lies ahead." Phil 3:13. Instead of sitting back, wishing God would restore His relationship with creation, become involved in making His kingdom come on earth by living out His love.