Missed Opportunity?

"Part of the tragedy you must avoid
is to discover too late
that you missed an opportunity
to prepare for a future
only God could see for you."
President Henry B. Erying

When I read a quote that makes me cry, I know my spirit is responding to truth.

And that is what happened to me today when a dear friend shared this quote with me. He did not know...he could not have known...that the Lord was using him to talk to me (yes, it's now happened twice this week) and he could not have known that I feel I'm standing on the edge of a cliff...where I can fall...
or fly.

A cliff that I have probably not prepared for as I should have.
But, the Lord is giving me a chance to prepare. Still.
He's giving me a chance to fly.

I have often wondered about missed opportunities in my life.
Wondered...
what if I had said this?
what if I hadn't walked away?
what if I had trusted more?
what if I had chosen another door instead?
what if I had conquered sooner?

Not regrets...just wonderings.

I have a future only God can see.
He is inviting me to prepare for it.
It's not too late.
There will be no tragedy here.

Missed opportunity?
Not this time.

Not this time.