Luck? Nope Loved!
Posted on July 9, 2008, by lisa hudson, under church, women.
Ok, I’m feeling the pressure; I have to follow Steve’s wisdom filled (albeit grammatically lacking) blog yesterday. How did I get so lucky?
I just wrote the word lucky and it stopped me in my tracks. I had to do a little research on what other Christians thought of the word luck. Does LUCK exist for Christians? I went online and found some interesting comments on a blog I came across http://christianblogs.christianet.com. I thought I would share a few of the comments that stood out to me.
The 1st one I came across was this one. “There is no such thing to GOD as luck. Everything is predestinated. “ Now I’m thinking to myself… was I predestined to write a blog directly following Steve. Hmmm….
The next one I came across was, “Luck is of the devil. Faith is of God.” So now I’m thinking, is the devil getting in my head making me think I can’t write an awesome blog like Steve.
Then I came across this one, which I really liked, “Luck is a human concept. It is not spiritual nor has any Biblical roots. Ecc. 3 says, there is a time for everything under the sun. Every event has a time and purpose. Luck is saying fate decided to bless you out of the blue. God does not work out of the blue. He works according to His will not yours…” So now I’m starting to understand. God WANTED me to write a blog after Steve. It was part of His plan.
For those of you who know me, I did a bible study last summer called “A Woman of Contentment” a study of Ecclesiastes. That study truly changed my life. I grabbed my book and flipped it open and turned to the day where we talked about how an Eternal Perspective Changes Everything. I believe that God is good, and God is in control. I need to stay within the orbit of His love (as Solomon did not) even when wisdom does not provide the answers. I truly don’t believe in luck, I believe that I am blessed. When things go bad, I know it’s NOT bad luck, it’s part of God’s plan, to teach me and perfect me in little and in big ways.
So as I read Ecclesiastes 3:1, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” I understand that the time was now for me to write this blog. The pressure is off, because I know that God really doesn’t care if I write a good blog or not. He wanted to teach me something, to make me grow, or remind me of something I had forgotten. I now know he wanted me to remember how I felt when I was going through that study because I’m going through a trial in my life right now. The contentment has come back, I will resolve to live by Faith that he has a plan for my family and that plan is to prosper us and not to harm us. He loves us so much. I hope that if you are going through a trial in your life you can find comfort in knowing that you ARE being blessed through your trial. There is a time and a season for everything, and He has a plan for you. So instead of feeling lucky, feel LOVED!
~ Lisa Hudson
Kendra on July 10, 2008
SO encouraging to me Lisa! Our family has a hard time on the horizon and I really needed to be reminded that God wants only the best for us…that He is there and He is good!! Thank you :o)