"I do my best. God does the rest." Hattie McDaniel (actress, "Mammy" in "Gone with the Wind") If control were possible through willful exertion, some would never experience pain. There would never be a disappointment. As contrasting alternatives go, it's startling: Do the best at what I can and then "Rest" in the Lord. versus Doing my best, going further, striving to perfection and then worrying, being annoyed, anticipating bitterness when I don't receive what I want. "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life." Mat. 6:27 This simple scripture is typical of Jesus. Extraordinary power in the simplest of thoughts. The answer to the question is quite powerfully life-changing. I do what I can. Trust the rest to Him. The affect is to open a pathway to contentment and all of the other blessings possible in an experience of the Kingdom of God on earth. "... my yoke is easy, my burden light" Mat. 11:30 |
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