[pull_quote_center]”I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.” Ecclesiastes 9:11 NLT[/pull_quote_center]
I don’t think that the current vice president of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, ever thought that he would one day be the number two man in the country. Neither did the former president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. There were men who wanted those positions desperately, but as God would have it, it was these men who were chosen.
It happens all the time; people try so hard, yes, they do get some reward for their efforts, but the guy who gets the best seems to be someone who came from nowhere as they say. Chance, Solomon said, is a major decider of success.
Being at the right place at the right time. You’ll agree with me that it’s not always within your control to be at the right place at the right time; that’s why we must rely on God. Psalm 37:23 says that “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.” And that’s my prayer everyday; I don’t believe in struggling, my trust is always in God to make things happen for me. Amen.
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