Truthfully...Do you believe in luck?

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by Ron

Ecc 9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

God alone gives the victory (Psa_33:16). Even so the gaining of bread, riches, favour (i.e., influence, reputation), does not lie in wisdom, prudence, knowledge of themselves, as an indispensable means thereto; but the obtaining of them, or the not obtaining of them, depends on times and circumstances which lie beyond the control of man, and is thus, in the final result, conditioned by God -k&d commentary.

God is the ultimate one in control.
The thing is what do we do with opportunities God gives each and every one of us.

Ron,

Although I agree with you and this is indeed a great post...some would tell us that God and the devil get blamed for far to much. But consider this, God is the one that hardened Pharoah's heart when Moses went before him asking for freedom for the children of Israel from Eygptian bondage.

God allowed the barriors/boundaries of protection taken away from Job with the exception of his life. Many people use this as a stopping off point to say that "God trusted Job". That is well and good but despite the things being restored to Job he still had the grief and loss of the children and possession that he had previously.

If God in his foreknowledge knows whether a person will make the most out of an opportunity or not, then why bother. A person can get gunshy after repeated slammed doors. Why would one trust God? Just food for thought here...I have heard many people ask me these questions and some I have no answer for and wonder about myself.

Thank-you for your honest post.

Rhoni