Forging Resolve When Opportunity Feels Silent

Tyler Lennon
Nov 28
2 min read

In sports, coaching, leadership, or business, there are seasons when your effort and your results don’t seem to match. You’ve trained, prepared, and poured your heart into a dream — yet the doors aren’t opening. Progress feels slow. Doubt starts whispering:

“Am I missing it?”“Should I even be doing this?”

Those moments don’t mean you’re off course. Sometimes you simply need to adjust — how you train, how you communicate, or the environment you’re in. But other times, the delay isn’t a signal to quit; it’s a space where resolve is formed.

The Hidden Work That Builds Strength

There’s a resilience that only develops when no one else is watching.

Training without recognition.Preparing without opportunity.Showing up when nothing seems to be moving.

These seasons build discipline, identity, and inner strength. They teach you that your calling isn’t dependent on applause or open doors.

When God Strengthens Your “Yes”

Sometimes God uses the delay to deepen your conviction — not to stop you, but to strengthen you. In the waiting, He builds maturity, endurance, and the kind of character that can carry the weight of your calling.

As Scripture says:

“Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” — James 1:4 (NIV)

This is the quiet, refining work that prepares you for what’s ahead. You come out of that season with a grounded confidence:

“I know I’m called to do this, and I’m not giving up.”