{"id":1630,"date":"2020-06-08T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lardinais.gtmproject.com\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2020-06-01T10:38:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T14:38:43","slug":"st-goodluck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hannahscupboard.com\/st-goodluck\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing “Good Luck”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Question<\/b>:<\/p>\n

What do you say instead of good luck??? That always bothers me but what can I say in its place?<\/p>\n

– C. From Portsmouth, Virginia<\/p>\n

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The Answer<\/b>
\n<\/span>Part 1: Nothing by chance<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nothing by chance (Part 1)<\/h2>\n

You and I must think alike. I have always wondered the same thing but never heard anyone else say it bothered them too. It\u2019s such a common phrase and used so innocently and with such good will I\u2019m sure many people don\u2019t share our sentiment. Still, many years ago I started intentionally avoiding the term. Before I share some of my work-arounds, however, I better address why I object to passing on \u201cgood luck\u201d to others.<\/p>\n

The dictionary defines luck as \u201ca force<\/strong> that bring good fortune or adversity; the events or circumstances that operate for or against an individual; favoring chance<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em> (Webster\u2019s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary) It\u2019s that concept of a FORCE that does not sit well with me. I also don\u2019t like the idea of CHANCE which leaves God\u2019s providential plan off the map.<\/p>\n

The more I read the Bible the clearer it becomes that God is not just a \u201cforce\u201d and he does nothing by \u201cchance.\u201d \u201cBut the very hairs of your head are all numbered.\u201d<\/strong> (Matthew 10:30) \u201cBefore I formed you in the womb I knew you.\u201d<\/strong> (Jeremiah 1:5) \u201c\u2019For I know the plans that I have for you,\u2019 declares the Lord.\u201d<\/strong> (Jeremiah 29:11) Luck carries the idea of randomness or maybe the whim of some tricky god who is toying with us. I just don\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n

There is no easy two word replacement for \u201cgood luck\u201d, at least that I have found. \u201cBest wishes\u201d <\/em>comes closest but that doesn\u2019t always fit. I usually say something like, \u201cI hope that goes well for you\u201d<\/em> or \u201cI\u2019m routing for you\u201d<\/em> or \u201cI give you my best on that.\u201d<\/em> If I feel it will be well received, I try something regarding God\u2019s blessing such as, \u201cI pray God\u2019s blessing for you.\u201d<\/em> See? Nothing quite matches the succinct yet unsatisfactory \u201cgood luck.\u201d The inconvenience does not tempt me to succumb to using it though.<\/p>\n

What about when people throw \u201cgood luck\u201d to me? I receive it graciously and would never think of correcting them. People have only the very best of intentions when extending \u201cgood luck\u201d and I accept it in that spirit. Let each person come to their own conclusion about how they wish to extend friendliness to another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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