Leaks and Assorted Problems
Some people would say, Everything was going too well--even if it was going slowly. A streak of bad luck was bound to come." Well, I don't believe in luck. I used to tell my runner son, before a track or cross-country meet, "Son, I don't believe in luck. Run hard." I do, however, believe and try to be guided by Solomon's wisdom. " Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all" ( Ecclesiastes 9:11, ESV). If you didn't reach Solomon's final conclusion, you might say, "That looks an awful lot like luck to me." I'll leave it to you to look at the wise king's final thoughts on the matter. It is clear that if one never looks up from Solomon's "under the sun" view, luck is about as good an explanation as any. The bottom line on the matter is se...