One
of the most commonly used words when things work in people’s favour is
coincidence. Two or more acts that combines to deliver the goods! Coincidence
does not however mean something good happened; it could be the occurrence of bad,
but the sequence of event that makes us really belief that life is full of
coincidence whether good or bad.
Learning
to speak in acceptable ways and terms is one of the reasons people use such
word coincidence very often and I was one of those who find it more compelling,
in vogue or neutral to use the word coincidence rather than attribute
everything to God or favour. It just sit down well to use certain words amidst
different class of people but over time I have come to realise how the quest
for social acceptance make us lose sight of God and our humanity. Just like an
illustration someone gave to me of recent which depicted how easily we wish God’s
favour away in order to appear learned, schooled or even acceptable in some
social circle.
According
to the narrative of my friend, two ladies wake up on a morning without money
for transport to their places of endeavour. One prayed and trusted God for provision,
then stepped out of the house and got a free ride to and fro her place of
endeavour. While the other believed through experience or her beauty that she
would meet someone to give her a free ride from home to her destination and
back. She also did get her wish and thus it becomes absolutely difficult to separate
God from coincidence. One returns praising God for the favour and the other
just believe it was her beauty or luck that earned her such favour. The
neutrals, the academics etc. would find it more compelling and convincing to
believe that those two acts were just acts of coincidence as it is possible
that neither got their miracle or wish for the day. I was once in the class of
the neutral, the academics, those who basically see things from the logic side
of life. However with time, I began to see those favours, coincidences shrink
and it made more sense in that such miracles were just accidents. However, God
never found it funny. He does not share His glory with any man and He cannot
tolerate it when He is not adequately honoured and glorified for both the great
and little things He does just to make life comfortable for us. I began to find
it hard getting things done out of favour. It still made logic as I believed
hard work was rewarding if only one can persist. However those things I merited
began to pass me by and It never dawn on me until of recent that even atheists
believe that no matter how hardworking one
is there are times in life where and when one need some slice of luck to make
head way in life. According to Woody Allen, in the film, Match Point, ‘I would
rather be lucky than good’. This is because according to the film there are
times in a Lawn tennis game where the different between a champion and a loser
is just one moment when the ball goes up and the ball descends slowly,
spectator and players stand in what seems like eternity, expecting that the
match ball drops at the other end of the net. In that split second that seems
like eternity, even the ardent and hardest of atheists pray to a supernatural
power or being for things to work in their favour. It is a break or make moment when one is not
in control but one moment that alter the course of one’s life and when the ball
falls on the other side as expected, success unquantifiable happens. The world
fails to noticed the prayer and the champion can easily attribute his/her
victory to hard work with no reference to God or or even luck to put it mildly.
A little twist of fate makes life worth it and the one that twist such favour
in ones direction whether one believe or not is God. As I give God the glory
from those things we normally deem normal or what many regard as coincidence I have
continue to see more of those miracles in abundance. They are no longer
coincidence or those sparing moments that can be wished away as luck but I have
seen God multiply those miracles, and through them I have become increasingly
aware of the God that daily load me with benefit; providing for all that I need,
lacking nothing. See God in the little and He would magnify Himself in your
life
Shalom
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