"I'll never have what they have because my family doesn't have the connections or opportunities."
How it sounds in your head: Their dad knows people who can get them internships. Their family has a lake house and a boat. Your family rents and has no 'network.' The game is rigged before you even start. Hard work doesn't matter when you don't have the right starting point.
"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 teaches meritocracy is myth and you're stuck in your lane, contradicting the God who made Joseph second in Egypt from a prison cell.
You literally watch connections open doors for them that aren't available to you. Their parents know the right people, and yours don't. The system genuinely favors those with networks.
Sold as a slave at 17, falsely accused and thrown in prison with zero connections or family network. One day God gave him a dream interpretation and he went from prison to second-in-command of Egypt—THAT SAME DAY—no resume, no network, just God's favor.
I REFUSE the lie that I need their connections to succeed. IT IS WRITTEN: my exaltation comes from God alone, not from east, west, or anyone's network. God raised Joseph from prisoner to prime minister in one day with zero connections. IT IS WRITTEN: I am blessed in the city and in the field, and the Lord commands blessing on everything I set my hand to. My access isn't limited by my family's network—I have the favor of the Creator of the universe. That's the only connection I need.
Your Father isn't limited by who your parents know or what neighborhood you live in. He's the God who put David the shepherd boy on the throne and made Esther the orphan into a queen—He's running toward you with opportunities that bypass every human system.