Good Luck
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." — James 1:17
My husband has a small jazz band, and he was headed out to one of his gigs. As he walked out the door, he turned to me and said, “Wish me luck.”
I knew what he meant, but I replied, “You don’t need luck — you have God!”
I thought to myself, Why would you say 'wish me luck' when you have the all-existing, omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient God? I sat there for a moment, thinking about that, and then I was prompted to look up the definition of luck. Here’s what I found:
Luck: Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions.
As I reflected on the definition, the Holy Spirit prompted me to search for scriptures about luck. I came across the verse in James, and I thought, This is perfect!
When someone wishes you luck, they are hoping or wishing — by some chance — that things will go well for you. But as believers, we don’t need to rely on luck. We have the guarantee that every good thing that happens comes from above. We can simply ask our Father for what we are hoping for because everything exists through Him. Scripture says, “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.” — Psalm 84:11
As believers in Christ Jesus, we never have to worry about having “good luck” because scripture says, "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.”— Proverbs 16:33, ESV We can move forward with confidence, knowing that God is watching over us and that as we walk according to His will, He will make us abundantly prosperous in all the work of our hands.
Key Takeaways
Good luck is not a blessing from the Lord.
God’s promises are yes and amen.
All good and perfect gifts come from the Lord.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19; Isaiah 55:11
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