Luck or Faith?

It has been several years now since the summer I found over 500 four-leaf clovers. I found big ones and little ones everywhere I went. I even found some that were 5 and 6 leaves. Wonder what that would invoke? To my surprise and delight, I even discovered a small patch of four-leaf clovers in my own front yard. I couldn’t believe my “luck” in finding so many. I became driven to find more and more until one day the Lord broke into my thoughts with this:

“Is luck what you want to pursue or

is developing faith far better choice?”

This made me step back and look at what I was doing. God was not squelching the joy of finding all those unusual clovers. However, he was using this situation to propose an important question. Did I want to build my life on Luck or Faith?

Luck has to do with chance. It is the belief that inanimate objects like a rabbit’s foot, a special piece of clothing, or a lottery ticket have the power to bring about desired results. If ‘you’ do everything just right, the probabilities of the lucky object coming through for you will be better. There are sayings like “Wish me luck!” to help us feel like the deal is sealed. The underlying belief in all of this is that human reasoning and timing are more than enough.

But the question still remains: Do these temporal objects/beliefs really have the power to create and give someone what they need at the right time?

Faith, on the other hand, is a matter of trust. It compels us to focus on God’s power alone to work things out for our good. Faith teaches us to stay in God’s Presence until we receive the wisdom of what His will is in a situation. As we wait, we learn to trust His timing is perfect. God promises our faith is the guarantee we need to know what we asked for will come to pass. Why? Because we sought God first, came into agreement with His will and then asked according to that will without relying on our own selfish thoughts or desires. Intimacy with God is always the key to faith.

Remember…God is the author and finisher of our faith. He gave us a portion of faith when we first believed in Him. Now God is guiding and developing our faith in each step of our way.

So what will it be for you? Are you going to base you direction on luck or faith in the power of God? A variety of situations will fall on us throughout our lifetime. However, how we handle those circumstances is the key to lasting love and joy. So will it be "Good Luck or “Faith for your journey.” The choice is yours.

Faith is the substance of things hoped for,

the evidence of things not seen.

Luck is hope without any substance.

No evidence that what you desire will come to pass.

Faith leads to a testimony of God’s faithfulness.

Luck leads to deception.