No Coincidences

^{Proverbs16: 33} The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.

Do you believe in coincidences? This little Proverb seems to have two sides – the first one speaks of the lack of coincidence in our lives. Nothing comes to us by chance, nothing is happenstance.  If we are walking it out, it passed through the Lord’s hands first. Some things are uncomfortable and hard to imagine that it passed through the hands of God before dealing its terrible blow.  Yet, for reasons we can not understand, all things pass through the hands of our loving Father.

I am reminded of a story that was told to me at our Bible Study last week.  A woman was dying of cancer and her husband was not a believer. She was sure that in her healing, her husband would come to know the Lord. IT didn’t happen the way that she thought, she lost her battle to cancer, in the crushing of her life, the sweetest aroma of Jesus was released and her husband caught wind of it.  He became a believer through the gentle crushing of the reed that was his wife. She was healed, not in the way she imagined. Her eternal birth brought a wayward sheep into the fold.  No coincidences.

The other aspect of this little Proverb is that we are to plan and we are to seek Wisdom in our future plans.  As we enter into the decision making process and “throw our lot” to see where we are directed, heavy prayer would ensure our faith that the Lord is directing and the Lord has a plan.  Seeking Him in all we do, trusting that He is in our tomorrows, leading us in 

His ways we cast our die, trusting the outcome lies in His will and in His highest good for our life.