Seneca the Younger said, \u2018Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.\u2019 <\/p>\n
As you read in Scripture about the people God used to accomplish great things, you discover that much of their time was spent preparing for what seems like a relatively brief assignment. The ego in each of us craves two things\u2014limelight and longevity! But with God only one thing matters: doing His will. When you can say like Paul, \u2018I have finished the race,\u2019<\/i> you have lived successfully. <\/p>\n
So, who does God use? Those who are prepared! Whether you\u2019re called to business, art, education, politics, medicine, or ministry, this principle is immutable: opportunity comes to the prepared. That means every experience in life has potential value. Disraeli said, \u2018One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his time when it comes.\u2019 And it\u2019s not enough to simply get<\/i> prepared; you must stay<\/i> prepared. <\/p>\n
Solomon writes, \u2018Hold on to instruction\u2026 guard it well, for it is your life.\u2019<\/i> (Proverbs\u00a04:13\u00a0NIV) Knowledge in most fields doubles about every five years, and unless you keep growing, you will end up with outdated skills that don\u2019t match the challenges of the world you live in. And here is another thing: preparation doesn\u2019t start with what you do<\/i>; it starts with what you believe.<\/i> When you believe that tomorrow\u2019s success depends on today\u2019s preparation, you see today differently. <\/p>\n
Queen Elizabeth I reputedly offered the royal physicians up to half her estate if they could extend her lifespan. But, of course, they couldn\u2019t. That\u2019s why the Bible says it\u2019s important to recognise \u2018how short our lives really are so that we may be wise.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm\u00a090:12\u00a0NCV)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Seneca the Younger said, \u2018Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.\u2019 As you read in Scripture about the people God used to accomplish great things, you discover that much of their time was spent preparing for what seems like a relatively brief assignment. The ego in each of us craves two things\u2014limelight and longevity! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1813\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}