(J. A. James, "The Young Man's Friend
and Guide Through Life to Immortality")
"We may throw the dice, but the Lord
determines how they fall." Proverbs 16:33
"Luck!" There is no such thing in our world,
none in nature, none in human affairs.
Luck means that an event has no cause at all.
It is a bad word—a heathen term. Drop it from
your vocabulary! Trust nothing to luck, and
expect nothing from it. Avoid all practical
dependence upon it or its kindred words . . .
fate,
chance,
fortune.
Never forget your dependence upon God. He can
exalt you to prosperity—or sink you into the lowest
depth of adversity. He can make everything to which
you set your hand to prosper—or to fail. Devoutly
acknowledge this. Abhor the atheism that shuts
God out of His own world!
