Early in my adult life I discovered that I was no good at the game of chess. I had learned the rules but couldn’t look far enough ahead. I knew I needed to plan ahead and anticipate any traps that my opponent was setting up. It was no good, I just couldn’t play the game.
A game of chess is very much like life. At every cornet there are hidden dangers We can make a certain decision and then find ourselves in trouble. We just don’t see the lurking problems’. I feel sorry for politicians (though of course they choose their vocation) They make decisions which seem good but they are not always able to see the many ramifications where these decisions lead. One could say they need the wisdom of Solomon.
Even if we are a Grandmaster at chess we don’t know the strategies to navigate life. . Only the Lord has that ability. ‘Unless the Lord builds the house, the labourers labour in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guard watches in vain.’ Ps 127:1.
So often we make plans and never consult our Maker, no wonder our plans come to nothing and we make a mess of life. God is the Grandmaster of the chess of life. May we turn to Him and He will choose the right paths for us and bless them.