The key to victory lies in our reaction to the adversity we face when we feel as though we have failed or missed an opportunity. Delay is not denial. God’s timing has our best interests in mind.

Blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather. But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord… Psalm 1:1-2 (AMPC)