There will always be things outside our control, but while others wait around for good fortune, change agents create our own luck. Hard work does not guarantee immediate results, but it does create more opportunities, stronger relationships, and sometimes the kind of wins that others mistake for luck. Keep showing up, keep preparing, and keep doing the quiet work that no one applauds. What looks like good fortune from the outside is often the fruit of steady effort, faithful consistency, and a refusal to waste the gifts and opportunities God has placed in front of you.