The way things work sometimes we can not really explain, some people will be very hard working and smart at same time yet things won't go fine for them and sometimes they will be wondering why things are not going well with them and have you seen such people and if yes have you asked yourself why?. i think being hard working and smart won't help, sometimes we need to look or seek for grace because some people that are not smart enough are doing well in life than people that are fucking smart however, if someone has the grace and isn't making good use of the privileges it will result to nothing.
Without doubt, intelligence and hard work sure does matter a lot, but just like I said previously, these are not enough to guarantee success, it could only take you farther enough. In order to achieve success, there are other things one must carry along in their bag pack, things like timing, you’ll need support, you’ll need opportunities and most of the times we need the grace of God, and I believe this one plays a way more vital role than the other factors.
To be successful, you need everything, your own skills, hard work, the grace of the God, everything is needed. But you cannot rely on only one and avoid the others, like you think that by the grace of the God you will succeed someday, but in this expectation you do not do any work yourself, then you will never get the grace of the God. Your own will and efforts are needed first, and then the grace of the God.
We have to prepare everything with our own will, efforts, hard work, research, and then by the grace of the God we will achieve success from it. So the God will not make you successful without any of your efforts, rather success can be achieved by combining both the efforts of man and the grace of the God.