"I only got here because of luck or connections, not because I actually earned it."
How it sounds in your head: That scholarship? Right place, right time. That job? You knew someone. That opportunity? Fluke. If they really knew you, they'd never have picked you.
"For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another."
-- Psalm 75:6-7World system teaching merit-based achievement and enemy accusation of unworthiness.
You can list all the 'accidents' that got you here while watching others grind harder. It feels dishonest to accept credit when you see all the fortunate breaks that paved your way.
Orphan girl who 'happened' to be beautiful, 'happened' to win the beauty contest, 'happened' to become queen. Mordecai told her, 'Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?' Divine positioning, not luck.
I REFUSE the lie that I got here by luck or accidents. IT IS WRITTEN: Exaltation comes from GOD ALONE—He puts down one and exalts another, and HE EXALTED ME. Every door that opened, every connection made, every 'fortunate break' was HIS HAND positioning me for such a time as this. IT IS WRITTEN: The steps of the righteous are ordered by the Lord. I didn't manipulate my way here—GOD PLACED ME HERE. The BARAK blessing commands favor on my life, and what looks like luck to the world is COVENANT to me. I am positioned by divine appointment, not human accident.
The Father orchestrated every 'coincidence' because He delights in positioning His children. Like Esther being positioned as queen before she knew why, you're exactly where He wants you, and the WHY will unfold as you walk with Him.