So, you might be wondering, where does God fit into a course on creating luck? Are we suggesting that people are completely in control of their destinies and God is given the backseat? As you'll discover in this course, we have a spiritual viewpoint on creating luck. Think of it this way. If God helps those who help themselves, what's the part we must do. How must we act and think in order to invite God's blessings into our life, and so that we do not block the divine guidance available to us? That's what this course is about and I hope that you will join us and dialogue with us on this topic. As we proceed, it's helpful for you to understand three terms that I use frequently in my discussion of this topic. Here they are for your edification: LUCK-BUILDERS These are behaviors that maximize your potential for bringing good fortune into your life. When you you act on a small opportunity at just the right time, in just the manner that turns it into the opportunity of a lifetime, or you pay attention to an uncanny coincidence and make a mental shift that allows you to see a situation more openly or positively, you are a luck-builder. When you see or hear God's guidance and you act upon it, you are inviting God into your life. LUCK-BUSTERS These are behaviors that destroy the luck you almost had, or did have, but gave up or lost. You've got the luck within your grasp, but you let it slip away. You lose your temper and alienate the one person who could have given you exactly what you need. You almost land the job of your dreams, but you get scared that you aren't up to the task, and you bow out to stay in the job you hate. You chalk an unbelievable coincidence up to just chance, and do nothing to act on it. You sabotage your success or surround yourself with people who suck the optimism right out of you. Luck-busters may have God and God's angels working overtime to help them, but no matter how much divine guidance they receive, they push it away, or destroy the gifts provided them. LUCK-BLOCKERS These are behaviors that keep luck from even entering your vicinity. You aren't attracting or losing luck - you are repelling it. If you do these behaviors often enough, you'll start telling yourself and others that you are an unlucky person. You feel hopeless at times about ever getting lucky again. These behaviors are the equivalent of holding a big umbrella over your head on a sunny day, and then complaining because you can't feel the sunshine on your head. While you will often blame yourself for your luck-busting behaviors, luck-blocking behaviors often look like they aren't your fault. That may be true - but sometimes it's you, not "life circumstances" that's keeping the luck away. You may believe in a God, but figure he's too busy to be bothering with little old you. You talk yourself out of a relationship with a divine being, and thus, keep blessings from entering your life. ***** Holding an expectation for yourself that you will engage in luck-building behaviors every waking moment of your day is only a set-up for disappointment and failure. Actually, having that unreasonable expectation of yourself is a luck-blocker! God willing, you will have tens of thousands, if not millions, of moments when you can choose between luck-building, luck busting, or luck-blocking behaviors. My hope for you is that through careful study of this topic, you will develop luck-building habits and a stronger faith and relationship with the divine guidance available to you every day. |
