God is in the business of taking our little and making it great. But often times we put God out of business by doing too much and going beyond the bounds of our responsibility.
A man told the story of coming home one day and being asked by his five year old daughter if they could make a fire in the fire place. They put all the things together in the fire place and started the spark. The final step was to blow until the flames catch. The little Miss had seen it done before and wanted to try. As she blew there was more spit coming out of her mouth than air. Her blowing if anything was quenching the spark. Eventually, though the fire started. This little girl was excited that she started her first fire. And if she should tell the story she would tell everyone what she did and how she did it. She would talk about how hard she worked at blowing. She would maybe talk about the right angle to blow from, how to pout with your lips for the optimum reliese of breath, and the right distance to keep for effective fire making. She might even start a seminar and produce a bestselling fire making book.
Here is the thing she didn’t know, while she was blowing, her father was right behind her matching her feeble blows with his much stronger one.
Yes, work as hard as you can. Do your best, but remember your best efforts cannot bring you the results you hope to see only God can bring that kind of increase.
‘I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. ‘ I Corinthians 3:6-7
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