"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men," Colossians 3:23 (NAS) Have you ever watched a preschooler learn to write her name or tie his shoes? Those sweet tiny fingers fumble until the paper is filled with illegible doodles and the laces are tangled in a mess of knots.
You can't stand to watch the little one struggle so you offer to help. Maybe the child even asks. Sometimes the precious lambs will "try harder" while you attempt to guide them, until the paper is full of pencil-holes, the shoestring loops fall apart, and everyone is frustrated. But sometimes the wee sprouts will relax those fingers and let you take control, and just feel what you're doing with the pencil or the strings. You practice over and over until her name is legible and his sneakers stay laced and everybody feels triumphant.
God is right there with you, waiting to guide you. You don't have to work harder to make His kingdom come. Just pick up your tools and let Him guide your hands. If you insist on trying in your own wisdom and your own strength, you are struggling against Him, and He will work around you instead of with you. Working for the Lord doesn't mean doing God's work for Him. It means letting Him work in you and through you.
"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 (NAS)
God doesn't need us to do His work for Him. He gives us the privilege of being a part of the team that has already won, the story He has already written, the work He has already finished.
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