The Game of Risk (uncontrollable circumstance)

Tonight I learned how to play the board game Risk. I still have a LOT to learn.

In the game you strategically ‘make moves’ to take over countries, trying to conquer the entire world. Succeeding in the game is greatly dependent on experience, skill, strategy, risk, patience, determination, and motivation. But a huge factor that success in the game of Risk is based on is a factor made of circumstances beyond your control: the roll of the dice. If the roll works in your favor, your best laid plans can advance. If the roll doesn’t work in your favor, you have to wait for another break, or possibly lose the entire game.

Risk is a lot like life. Succeeding in life, too, relies on experience, skill, strategy, risk, patience, determination, and motivation. But all of our best laid out plans can be made or broken with the onset of unforeseen and uncontrollable circumstances.

But no matter what the outcome of things you have no control over (other people’s decisions, government policy, economic climate, natural phenomena, accidents, predisposed illness, etc…), true success in life comes when you strive towards your goals anyways. True success is accepting the roll of the dice that comes your way, keeping a positive attitude, continuing to chase your dreams and calling, and trusting in God to control the outcome of every circumstance for His glory, the advancement of His Kingdom, and with your best interest in mind.