Daily writing prompt

Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.

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Disappointments are often heart-breaking. If we’re not careful they can entrap us in a lifestyle of sadness, regret, and bitterness.

However, the truth is, as long as we are still living and conscious, our disappointments don’t need to have the final word. We can leave them behind and move forward with hope and positive expectation.

I’ve spent too much time in my life wallowing in disappointment and heartbreak when I could have moved on. Instead of grieving over a closed door I could have searched for an open one.

I have finally learned that closed doors aren’t final. When I look back on my earlier life, I notice that the truth is just the opposite. I see that closed doors protected me from many disasters and directed me to amazing relationships and opportunities. The closed doors in my life were gifts to guide me to great blessings.

My favorite book puts it this way: “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.”