I'm thinking today of Ecclesiastes 4 .6. One
hand full of rest is better than two fists full
of labor and striving after wind. It's okay.
Striving to change the world without God's purpose
is futile. What if we succeeded? What eternal
good would there be? What good can we do in our
effort? Of course, to do evil is the wrong road,
but is he who is striving ever really doing good?
Would we be better off resting in the Lord and
allowing him to work through us? Can we do this
without yielding to laziness and becoming unproductive?
I don't yearn for fame. I don't think any of
us do. And those of us who do probably aren't
listening to this message. We don't even know
what's best for us every single day. You know.
Lord, help us do the right things daily. Please
give us this day our daily bread. I think I've
heard that somewhere before. Is there anything
better? Resting in God and seeing the outcomes
that God provides seems like the only road that
works. But does rest equal a lack of labor? No.
It equals being committed to the labor of love.
Does labor equal striving? No. It means trusting
God and doing what God would have you to do and
allowing him to provide the increase. We've got
this. I know that all that's accomplished by
our flawed nature fails and falls away, but that
which God does lasts forever.