Luck Is (Not) Hard to Come By

There's a relatively popular saying that "Luck is hard to come by"... and I'll be the first to refute this notion of stupidity. This may (certainly) be true for good luck, but I found it is increasingly easier to come across a streak in bad luck. Take for instance some mishaps in my life recently:

1. My camera broke. Yes, my priceless Canon Photoshot 10 megapixel kicked the can, and literally for like the 4th time in the last five months. I sent it back to the Canon service center in Elk Grove Village, IL (I only know this from having to mail it so many times!). As such, I have had the misfortune of being unable to record the absolutely gorgeous sunsets we've been having recently. After a month, I still have yet to receive it, but Canon was 'gracious' enough to provide us with a subtle replacement--a 7 megapixel Photoshot, a nice downgrade. Thanks to my maverick-y Dad, I am now being sent a 10 megapixel camera. Good riddance.

2. My cell phone broke. This has been an ongoing problem with my stupid LG 8600: everytime I would get a call the screen would go blank and I would have no idea as to who was calling me. So I had the bright idea to press against the screen (in the hopes that it would help) and proceeded to crack it! So I went about a week without a phone, but thankfully my contract was up and proceeded to purchase the LG Envi, and I absolutely love it!!

3. Single-vehicle crash: Yep, I'm a moron. I was on my bike the other day, lookin pretty cool riding around with no hands (like always) and got cocky. Literally 50 yards from my house, I decided to be 'smart' and unlock my U-lock... well that didn't go to well and ended flying off my bike with it landing on top of me. So embarrassing! Yoikes.

There's been other nagging things getting me down, but then I happened to read this verse in the book of James 1:2-4-- "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."

Upon reading this verse, my attitude in general about things drastically improved. In fact, in each of the above situations, everything worked out. Through persevering in the tough times of not having a phone or without a camera, I have viewed other aspects of my life more positively and have relied on God to get me through it, which has been acutely rewarding.

More posts to come...