Don’t You Dare Tell Me I’m Lucky!
You would be surprised (or maybe not!) at the number of people who tell me I am lucky when it comes to our new home.
“Oh, you’re so lucky to have a new home.”
“You’re lucky it’s so nice.”
“Man, you’re lucky.”
No offense to anyone who has said it to me, but it drives me nuts!
Now I know people are well-meaning, but here is the definition of luck:
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success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions.“it was just luck that the first kick went in”
Our new home has nothing to do with luck. It came about through prayer, petition, and falling on our knees before God. Submitting ourselves and our plans before Him.It has been a 3-year journey, and it’s been hard.
There were moments when we had no idea how it was going to play out.
There were moments when the tears would flow from frustration and disappointment as plans didn’t progress how we thought they would.
It’s so easy for people to see the fruit of your life and not see the process you have been through to get to this point.
The months and months of sacrifice and denial as we saved for our home.
The 3 years of praying that this would happen.
Being faithful in the small things.
Being obedient in all He asks of us.
It is giving it all to God and allowing him to be Sovereign in our lives.
It wasn’t all bad! There were times of pure jubilation…
When the concrete was poured and when the walls went up.
When we could start to visualize our new home and how we would live in it.
When we were handed the keys and it was all ours!
So please, next time you hear yourself ushering the words “she’s so lucky” stop yourself and realize that you are just seeing the fruit of that person’s life. You may never know the process she has gone through to get so ‘lucky.’
Made To Be Strong
One Comment
Gail
Kathy, you totally deserve this house after your years (and still ongoing) of saving, listening to God, believing for the impossible and following God’s leading. Be blessed, be at peace and take in all that God is saying to you. Sending you very big hugs. 💖💖