Good Luck?

[Matthitjah]

Grace to you,

Maybe it's just me. I hate that saying now that I'm saved. I understand the sentiment and all but I don't need Luck because I have Grace.

When someone wishes me luck I always state, "Thanks, pray for me because I'm a child of God. I'm a blessed man and don't need luck."

Is that too forward? Why are people offended by that? It's like, "Hey! Break a leg!" I always softly speak the name of Jesus and wonder why someone would want to curse me.

Am I just being a crank?

peace,

Dave

[ladypeartree]

"Luck" just speaks to me of lack of faith so I just turn it into " God's love " which is what it was originally

[MorningGlory]

Grace to you,

Maybe it's just me. I hate that saying now that I'm saved. I understand the sentiment and all but I don't need Luck because I have Grace.

When someone wishes me luck I always state, "Thanks, pray for me because I'm a child of God. I'm a blessed man and don't need luck."

Is that too forward? Why are people offended by that? It's like, "Hey! Break a leg!" I always softly speak the name of Jesus and wonder why someone would want to curse me.

Am I just being a crank?

peace,

Dave

I also say this when someone wishes me 'good luck'; I tell them I don't need luck because I have God. Some don't like it but ..... oh well. Those who are saved through His grace rely on Him alone.

As for this question....

"Am I just being a crank?"

Yes. But at least you're on the right side.

[Matthitjah]

Didnt solomn talk about chance in the bible. Isnt chance but mere luck. Granted all good things come from god. But some people are just in the right place at the right time.

In the book of Ecclesiates. He talks about it!

Find it for us. I don't believe Solomon spoke of chance in the sense of luck and if he did he meant it in the way that the world views Gods divine providence.

peace,

Dave

[~Shalhevet~]

I'm the same way. I'm very hesitant to say "good luck" to anyone. I know I do say it out of habit though but it doesn't really have meaning to me.

[refugepsa91]

Yepp your a crank! Good luck with that.....errrrr I mean....

I usually say "I'll be thinking of you"......which I guess is my way of is saying "I'll talk to God about you...." Not in a gossipy way either...

I think I've probably said "Good Luck"...... I don't like saying "Break a leg" I mean what if they do...how uncomfortable would that be seeings as you said that to them...

[nebula]

In our English language, "Good luck" is the phrase we use for wishing someone well.

Hmm, OK, the word "wishing" has its own connotation problems.

See, my point is we don't have another phrase in our language for expressing our desire for someone to do well.

We could say, "Blessings," but even that has problems if you want to get technical because there is also a pagan association with it. And if you really want to get technical, the word "bless" has an unsavory etymology. (Look it up sometime!)

When someone wishes me good luck, I do not take offense, nor do I make a point about my opinion on "luck" - because I used to have an arrogant spiritual attitude about things in my past and made a big deal out of it . . . and in the process was very unloving.

And that's something we need to consider in this.

People, especially non-Christians, just want to be friendly, and then we throw their words back at them making them wish they hadn't said anything.

See what I mean?

[nebula]

It's like, "Hey! Break a leg!"

"Break a leg"

Meaning

Said to actors for good luck before they go on stage, especially on an opening nights.

Origin

Theatrical types are well-known for their belief in superstitions, or at least for their willingness to make a show of pretending to believe them. The term 'break a leg' appears to come from the belief that one ought not to utter the words 'good luck' to an actor. By wishing someone bad luck, it is supposed that the opposite will occur.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/break-a-leg.html

People today say this more out of tradition or for fun, not that they believe in the superstition.

[Guest man]

People, especially non-Christians, just want to be friendly, and then we throw their words back at them making them wish they hadn't said anything.

[Botz]

Grace to you,

Maybe it's just me. I hate that saying now that I'm saved. I understand the sentiment and all but I don't need Luck because I have Grace.

When someone wishes me luck I always state, "Thanks, pray for me because I'm a child of God. I'm a blessed man and don't need luck."

Is that too forward? Why are people offended by that? It's like, "Hey! Break a leg!" I always softly speak the name of Jesus and wonder why someone would want to curse me.

Am I just being a crank?

peace,

Dave

I think we can get a bit over sensitive about some of these things (even cranky ) generally when someone uses the expression good luck....they are merely saying that they wish you well in what you are about to do...it doesn't mean that their whole outlook is defined by luck, and would be unhelpful in many cases to take any sort of offence or take issue with it....but like you bro, I do not use the expression....I don't even use the expression 'G-d bless you' very often, because if can become glib and stale, and just another way of saying 'good luck' but with religious words.

It is somewhat different when someone like a Gypsy lady comes up to you and asks you to buy a piece of her heather for good luck...that is specifically geared to superstition, and should always be politely declined.

Things are recorded in the Bible as happening by chance, but that is something else.

Best regards. Botz