Just lucky?

I was showing my newly remodeled home with its majestic ocean view to someone the other day and he told me that I was “lucky”. I looked at him and told him that the harder that I work the “luckier” I get. After thinking it through, I have decided it is more than hard work, but it is definitely not luck. I have combined hard work with blessings from God.
I have been blessed with a good wife, and family; however it has taken hard work to keep my marriage strong and to raise my children to be happy Christians and to provide them with a college education. I have been blessed with some talent in regard to my business abilities but it has taken hard work to build a successful business. I have been blessed with a strong faith in God, but it has taken hard work including prayer, attending church and Bible study to achieve it.

I believe that too many Christians do not understand that blessings from God cannot be fully realized without hard work and effort on our parts.
Most seem to think that blessings are just a one way street and consist of a “shower” from heaven. I do not believe that. I think that it is a partnership with God. He provides us with the means, but we must utilize our gifts from there and meet Him half way. Successful marriages do not just “happen”. It takes effort for two people to have a successful marriage. Raising kids who love the Lord, are happy, and successful takes effort on their parent’s part. The same is true with a career. I do not care how intelligent you are or how many talents that God has blessed you with, it will take hard work to make those gifts and blessings bloom. There are plenty of talented people who are just too plain lazy to succeed.

Luck is hitting the lottery. I do not know about you, but I have never hit the lottery and I seriously doubt that I ever will. Hard work combined with the gifts that the lord has blessed you with will get you where you want to go…

Phil 4:13
I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me.

How well do you know the Bible?
We are instructed to do what with our gifts in regard to other Christians?
1 Peter 4:10


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