Chance, Luck, or Accident? By J. C. Ryle. Luke chapter 12, verses 6 and 7. Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid, you are worth more than many sparrows. Nothing whatever, whether great or small, whether blessing or harm, can happen to a believer without God's ordering and permission. There is no such thing as chance, luck or accident in the Christian's journey through this world. All is arranged and appointed by his loving Heavenly Father. And we know that God causes all things to work together for good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans chapter 8 verse 28. Let us seek to have an abiding sense of God's hand in all that befalls us. Let us strive to realise that our Father's wisdom and love are measuring out our daily portion, and that our every step is ordered by Him. A daily practical faith of this kind is one grand secret of happiness and a mighty antidote against murmuring and discontent. We should try to feel in the day of trial and disappointment that all is right and all is well done. We should try to feel on the bed of sickness that there must be a needs be. We should say to ourselves, God could keep away from me these things if he thought fit. But he does not do so, and therefore they must be for my benefit. I will lie still and bear them patiently. Whatever pleases God shall please me.