If God wants us to do a thing he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him.
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.
Discernment is God's call to intercession never to faultfinding.
I have spoken with many former athletes and they tell me the best time they had was in sports. I listen to them and use their experience in my career.