Meriting Mitzvot
>I once had occasion to do a certain mitzvah, but until I got around to doing it, it slipped away from me. I felt very bad that I had lost out on this mitzvah, which I felt I should have hurried to do.
Hashem must have seen my sorrow, for only a few minutes passed when the exact same mitzvah presented itself again. Baruch Hashem, this time around I did not procrastinate and merited doing it perfectly, out of pure joy.
When a person regrets overlooking a mitzvah, Hashem helps him by presenting another opportunity to perform that same mitzvah. This proves how precious our mitzvot are in Hashem’s eyes.
