Regression is responding to God's call with unbelief. One may believe that they can stand still when God says go, but in fact, they have already begun the backward journey. To stand still in a changing world is to become backward. When one obeys and goes forward, there is grace for the journey. Progress is with God's help.
Regression is a graceless business.
Israel's example tells us that drawing back from God's call is to wander in dry places until the time of death. These are certainly some of the chains that keep us back. The past itself can be the biggest barrier to the future. God gave Noah and his family instructions to build a great ship that would save their lives. Noah and his sons spent 100 years building that 450-foot ark.