Truthfully...Do you believe in luck?

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by SOUNWORTHY

I don't believe in luck, goods or bad. Nothing is by chance. God is completely in charge of our lives. All good comes from God and the bad is just God's way of teaching us a lesson or allowing us to learn a lesson. I've been known to say" if I didn't have bad luck I'd have no luck at all"., but only in jest. Since the death of my wife almost two years ago I have been writing my life's story. It has been good therapy for me because I can now see the pattern for the plan God has had for my life. Before; I couldn't see the trees for the forest, now I'm beginning to get the big picture.

Sounworthy,

I am happy that you have found peace and resolution for your pain and sufferring. I too find therapy in writing books...I am in process of writing two.

God Bless you, Rhoni

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by Ron

But Time & Chance isn't always for bad.
Think about it, hasn't God allowed good things to come into your life for unexpected blessing?

Ecc 7:14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.



There is a day of Blessing & a day of adversity.
He meant it that way so that we would not put our stock in "things or situations" that may not be in our control.

Ron,

Yes, I do beleive I have been the recipient of many good blessings through time and chance and for those I am thankful.

Blessings, Rhoni

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by LadyChocolate

Actually, I don't believe in "luck" so to speak. I believe that God has our lives under control... I never say I am lucky... I say "I am blessed". I do know that some people are accident prone and some just make many bad decisions and have a hard time learning from mistakes... it just happens!

Lady Cocoa,

You have to look at the percentages. Some people do make poor decisons, and some just are a recipient of time and chance. As for the accident prone and the hypochondriac...they need therapy LOL

Blessings, Rhoni

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by SOUNWORTHY

I don't believe in luck, goods or bad. Nothing is by chance. God is completely in charge of our lives. All good comes from God and the bad is just God's way of teaching us a lesson or allowing us to learn a lesson. I've been known to say" if I didn't have bad luck I'd have no luck at all"., but only in jest. Since the death of my wife almost two years ago I have been writing my life's story. It has been good therapy for me because I can now see the pattern for the plan God has had for my life. Before; I couldn't see the trees for the forest, now I'm beginning to get the big picture.

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.

Sounworthy,

You must look at the overall picture...there are many things related to time and chance that happens to us all...but God does promise that he will..."work all things to the good of those who love him and are the called...according to his purpose."

We must not forget what the Bible says...it goes beyond what we think or feel.

Blessings, Rhoni

[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.

Originally Posted by LadyChocolate

Actually, I don't believe in "luck" so to speak. I believe that God has our lives under control... I never say I am lucky... I say "I am blessed". I do know that some people are accident prone and some just make many bad decisions and have a hard time learning from mistakes... it just happens!

Originally Posted by Barb

Absolutely agree...

Originally Posted by SOUNWORTHY

I don't believe in luck, goods or bad. Nothing is by chance. God is completely in charge of our lives. All good comes from God and the bad is just God's way of teaching us a lesson or allowing us to learn a lesson. I've been known to say" if I didn't have bad luck I'd have no luck at all"., but only in jest. Since the death of my wife almost two years ago I have been writing my life's story. It has been good therapy for me because I can now see the pattern for the plan God has had for my life. Before; I couldn't see the trees for the forest, now I'm beginning to get the big picture.

Originally Posted by Rhoni

Sounworthy,

You must look at the overall picture...there are many things related to time and chance that happens to us all...but God does promise that he will..."work all things to the good of those who love him and are the called...according to his purpose."

We must not forget what the Bible says...it goes beyond what we think or feel.

Blessings, Rhoni

We must always remember the word trumps experience, thoughts, and feeling on a matter.

God does not promise that all good things will happen to us, and He also says time and chance happens to us all. The final outcome outweighs any pain a sufferring we might find in this life whether on purpose, or by time and chance.

Blessings, Rhoni

[LadyChocolate]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

Lady Cocoa,

You have to look at the percentages. Some people do make poor decisons, and some just are a recipient of time and chance. As for the accident prone and the hypochondriac...they need therapy LOL

Blessings, Rhoni

I do think "chance" is part of life....but not luck... Luck, to me, is superstition.... Not for Christians.... Now chance, that just happens.... If for some reason my taco sauce drips on my shirt everytime I eat my taco, are tacos bad luck? Of course not...I am sloppy and I need to change the way I eat....or quit going thru the drive thru! lol... If I don't send the chain email letters back will I have a week of bad luck? No! If I break a mirror, will I have bad luck? No...just a mess to clean up.... To me, that is what I consider "luck". Now, do the hypochondriac and accident prone need therapy? maybe so... but I think the hypochondriac needs to get over it's need of attention and the accident prone needs to stay from behind the wheel! just teasing about the last 2~!

[Barb]

Originally Posted by LadyChocolate

I do think "chance" is part of life....but not luck... Luck, to me, is superstition.... Not for Christians.... Now chance, that just happens.... If for some reason my taco sauce drips on my shirt everytime I eat my taco, are tacos bad luck? Of course not...I am sloppy and I need to change the way I eat....or quit going thru the drive thru! lol... If I don't send the chain email letters back will I have a week of bad luck? No! If I break a mirror, will I have bad luck? No...just a mess to clean up.... To me, that is what I consider "luck". Now, do the hypochondriac and accident prone need therapy? maybe so... but I think the hypochondriac needs to get over it's need of attention and the accident prone needs to stay from behind the wheel! just teasing about the last 2~!

You answered Rhoni's post better than I could have.

My personal opinion is there is no such thing as good or bad luck...

[Barb]

Originally Posted by LadyChocolate

I do think "chance" is part of life....but not luck... Luck, to me, is superstition.... Not for Christians.... Now chance, that just happens.... If for some reason my taco sauce drips on my shirt everytime I eat my taco, are tacos bad luck? Of course not...I am sloppy and I need to change the way I eat....or quit going thru the drive thru! lol... If I don't send the chain email letters back will I have a week of bad luck? No! If I break a mirror, will I have bad luck? No...just a mess to clean up.... To me, that is what I consider "luck". Now, do the hypochondriac and accident prone need therapy? maybe so... but I think the hypochondriac needs to get over it's need of attention and the accident prone needs to stay from behind the wheel! just teasing about the last 2~!

The accident prone don't need therapy...they need to slow down and pay attention to what they are doing...JMHO

[Rico]

I will let you know if I believe in luck tomorrow, right after I check the numbers to see if I hit the lottery!!!

[Fiyahstarter]

I don't know that I call it "good luck and back luck" . . . BUT

I think that there are people that BELIEVE they are bad luck recipients, and they ARE (or at least they seem to be).

AND

I think that there are people that BELIEVE that they are good luck recipients, and they ARE (or at least they seem to be).

Do you think that positive thoughts generate favorable results and negative thoughts unfavorable?