"It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned.
Frank A. Clark
Well I have to tell you that I don't believe in luck. So, you ask, why are you posting quotes like this one on your blog? Because I don't think we have earned it either... so what is left? So what do I believe? I believe that the Lord God has more say in what is going on in our lives than we can possibly imagine. We human beings like to think that we are in control of things, but I believe we have far less control than we want. If Frank Clark had said: "It is hard to detect blessing - it looks so much like something you've earned" I think he would have been on the right track.
"Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and revering him. For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land - a land with streams and pools of water, with springs flowing in the valleys and hills; a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing, a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills. When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and decrees that I am giving you this day. Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God,...You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth. (Deuteronomy 8:6-18)
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