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How to Embrace Missed Opportunity

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Life is an unpredictable journey filled with so many twists and turns, often presenting us with opportunities that shape our future. Some of these opportunities we excitedly embrace, leading to memorable experiences while others slip through our fingers like grains of sand. Although these missed opportunities can be disappointing, it can play an essential role in our personal and spiritual growth and development. We can learn to use these experiences as steppingstones towards a more resilient and fulfilling life.

Bubble bee stings

The Sting of Missed Opportunities

It’s natural to feel a sense of regret or disappointment when we look back and realize that the chances we didn’t take or the paths we didn’t follow. We often wonder about the “what ifs” or the “could a” “would a” “should a.” It’s not healthy to deal on regrets and it can become an emotional burden that hinders us from fully living in the present.

For a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

1 Corth 16:9

It’s often said that when one door closed, another one opens. Missed opportunities can be a blessing in disguise, redirecting us towards paths we might not have considered otherwise. Perhaps that missed job opportunity led you to discover a passion for a different career, or that failed relationship helped you recognize the importance of self-love.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy path.

Prov 3:5-6
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From Setback to Setup

Our experiences, both negative and positive, shape our character and help us learn valuable lessons. Embracing missed opportunities as opportunities for growth can empower us to adapt and evolve in the face of adversity.

Therefore, be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise.

Eph 5:15

Every missed opportunity has a lesson to offer. Reflecting on why an opportunity slipped through your grasp can provide valuable insights into your strengths, weaknesses, and aspirations. Use these reflections to refine your goals and better prepare for future opportunities.

Remember, every successful person has faced failures and missed opportunities. It is how they responded to those setbacks that set them apart. Acknowledge your mistakes, learn from them, and strive to do better.

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Building Resilience Through Adversity

Resilience is the ability to bounce back from setbacks, to stand tall after facing adversity. Embracing missed opportunities can be an instrumental step in cultivating resilience. It teaches us that life is full of ups and downs, but we have the power to persevere, change our circumstances and grow stronger from our experiences.

By developing resilience, we become more adaptable and better equip to handle life’s challenges. We also have the ability to become creative problem-solvers.

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Seizing the Moment

As we embrace the concept of missed opportunities, it’s essential not to dwell in regret but to maintain an open mind and heart for future chances. Every new day brings fresh opportunities, and the key is to be proactive and ready to seize them.

Cultivate a growth mindset, focusing on continuous improvement rather than perfection. Seek new experiences, set challenging goals and be open to taking calculated risks. Remember, some of life’s most extraordinary opportunities may arise from the most unexpected places.

Missed opportunities are an integral part of the human experience. While it’s natural to feel disappointed, it’s vital to shift our perspective and recognize the hidden potential within each setback. Embrace these missed opportunities as a valuable learning experience that contributes to your personal and spiritual growth.

Time of change pointing in one direction

Stepping Stones to the Unknown

By accepting things that you can’t change and the unexpected uncertainty that life presents, finding strength to accept the reality of life and maintaining an open mindset, you can transform missed opportunities to steppingstones towards a more enriched and fulfilling life. Remember, the journey of self-discovery and growth is ongoing and forever changing, and the most profound moments of revelation often arise from the unexpected detours of life. So, embrace missed opportunities, for they hold the keys to unlocking your true potential.

How do you handle setbacks or missed opportunities? Share a tip or life lesson below on how you overcame the challenge.

Just in case you missed it, there is a free PDF download “Under the Resource tab” a Bible study guide “Anchored with Hope.” I hope it will be a source of encouragement for you in these challenging times.

Related Scriptures

Prov 16:9

9 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

James 1:2-5

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you fall into divers temptations knowing that they trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Eccl 9:10

10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Psalm 121:1-4

 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

Psalm 32:8

8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with My eye.

Psalm 37:23-25

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Rom 8:28

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

The Miraculous Power of the Resurrection

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We will never be able to comprehend the betrayal, rejection, persecution and physical pain that Jesus endured. After such a brutal beating and mocking, He was led to carry a cross by Himself to His death. The ultimate torture lead to the ultimate sacrifice for us.

The complete darkness of the age was blinded that He was the Son of God. They discredited the works of His hands and the miraculous miracles to deliver and heal the sick, cast out demons and raise the dead.

The resurrection power of Christ to defeat death and the grave and transcend to life embodies the everlasting hope and faith of the ultimate love for the remission of sins. Jesus paid the price and penalty for our freedom and redemption to escape all forms of bondage, sickness, sin and death in exchange for eternal life and abundant living.

May the hope and freedom of His resurrection encourage you to rise above any circumstance and face any challenge with a fresh level of faith towards the future understanding the cost of His sacrifice for the gift of life. May the renewal of this season breathe new life in every area of your soul.

The Resurrection Prayer

Thank you, Lord that you paid the ultimate sacrifice on the cross for my sins. You transformed darkness into light. May your Spirit illuminate my mind, body and spirit with understanding and wisdom as I continue down an unknown path as you continue to guide me along the way. I receive extraordinary faith, peace and power to rise above my present circumstances and to rebuke any challenges, obstacles or distractions that block your plan and purpose for my life. I pray for endurance to fight the good fight of faith and to carry the love of Christ in my heart and to expose the darkness and transcend to light in this world by your Spirit. To God be the glory!

In Jesus name, Amen.

Related Scriptures

Luke 24 – The Whole Chapter

Eph 1:7

7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s

Eph 1:17-20

17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,

Eph 2:8-9

8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

Eph 2:11-13

11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)—12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Eph 2:20-22

20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

Luke 21:36

Matt 16:24-26

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him sent himself and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

For what profit Aman if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

The King is Coming

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“Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.” Matt 21:5

And a great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

They cried out saying,

And when He had come into Jerusalem all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” So the multitudes I said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” Matt 21:10

Hosanna

The words that the crowd shouted, “Hosanna” derives from Hebrew meaning “Save now” or “Save us, we pray,” in which the long awaited time of the Messiah was finally here to bring Salvation and set up God’s Kingdom.

Unfortunately, the masses were seeking political restoration and not spiritual Salvation, much like the people of today whose interest are political, economic and social power of influence.

In that time, the majority of the population did not know or understand that Jesus was there to save them from their sins and to be the living sacrifice for the world and the coming Kingdom.

This was the beginning of the miraculous sacrifice of His love demonstrated for us all.

“Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna, in the highest!“ Mark 21:9

Hosanna only appears in the Bible twice. Once in Matt 21:9 and the other in Mark 11:10.

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Bible References

Psalm 118:26

26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

Isaiah 53

53 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lordhath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lordshall prosper in his hand.

11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Luke 19:10

10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Heb 9:22

Acts 1:11

11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Matt 24:30

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Titus 2:13

13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;