Have you ever blown it? You know, those times when you thought that you made the right decision only to find that things didn’t go quite the way that you had planned. Or maybe you made a plan for accomplishment and just didn't follow through. I have. I know firsthand the disappointment of a wasted opportunity. My grandfather’s quote, however, casts an anticipatory light on opportunities that we often overlook or squander… second chances.
In basketball, there is a statistic tracked called “second chance points”. They occur when a team misses a scoring shot, but gets their own offensive rebound, retries, and scores. I can even remember playing football in the street as a kid, and when a play was interrupted by an oncoming car, we yelled “do over!” giving us a second chance to run our play. Here is the thought; in many situations a second chance is available, but far too often it isn’t utilized, because it isn’t recognized. Whether it is an opportunity to lose those extra pounds, quit smoking or say the right thing – this time, second chances are obtainable, if we acknowledge them and take advantage of the opportunity they provide.
In my post “Well…What Do You Know?” from March 2010, we evaluated the differences between life lessons and mistakes. This post evolves that line of thought, and hopefully evokes a pensive evaluation of your future plans. On the crested wave of our New Year’s celebrations, I want to cast a unique light on an age old tradition - the New Year’s Resolution. Have you made any New Year’s Resolutions? Are there any that were the same last year? Are there any that will directly affect anyone other than you? What are these “resolutions"…really?
Resolutions are commitments to implement a solution to a personal challenge. Resolve…that’s an interesting word. At a simplistic glance it is an opportunity to “re-solve” challenges that we maybe didn’t get right previously. My prayer for you is that you take 2011 as an opportunity to apply some re-solutions to the challenges in your life that really matter. To take situations where you might have dropped the proverbial ball, you pick it up and yell “do over!” then go make a difference in your life or the life of someone you care about. God’s grace fills our lives with second chances, seek them out and make the best of every opportunity. Be Blessed
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
~ II Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
In basketball, there is a statistic tracked called “second chance points”. They occur when a team misses a scoring shot, but gets their own offensive rebound, retries, and scores. I can even remember playing football in the street as a kid, and when a play was interrupted by an oncoming car, we yelled “do over!” giving us a second chance to run our play. Here is the thought; in many situations a second chance is available, but far too often it isn’t utilized, because it isn’t recognized. Whether it is an opportunity to lose those extra pounds, quit smoking or say the right thing – this time, second chances are obtainable, if we acknowledge them and take advantage of the opportunity they provide.
In my post “Well…What Do You Know?” from March 2010, we evaluated the differences between life lessons and mistakes. This post evolves that line of thought, and hopefully evokes a pensive evaluation of your future plans. On the crested wave of our New Year’s celebrations, I want to cast a unique light on an age old tradition - the New Year’s Resolution. Have you made any New Year’s Resolutions? Are there any that were the same last year? Are there any that will directly affect anyone other than you? What are these “resolutions"…really?
Resolutions are commitments to implement a solution to a personal challenge. Resolve…that’s an interesting word. At a simplistic glance it is an opportunity to “re-solve” challenges that we maybe didn’t get right previously. My prayer for you is that you take 2011 as an opportunity to apply some re-solutions to the challenges in your life that really matter. To take situations where you might have dropped the proverbial ball, you pick it up and yell “do over!” then go make a difference in your life or the life of someone you care about. God’s grace fills our lives with second chances, seek them out and make the best of every opportunity. Be Blessed
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
~ II Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
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