GFYD 11-04-11 "Hard Work"

1 Corinthians 3:7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

I believe that many times we think that our success or increase that we enjoy comes from the result of our hard work. Although hard work is something that we all should aspire to do, we must never falsely believe that our own efforts could bring God's blessings into our lives. I'm reminded about the story of Ruth. Ruth worked in the fields of Boaz all day, and she collected a generous 10 day supply of barley..........because of her hard work, right? Not so fast, because when we read closer we find out that Boaz had told his workers to intentionally drop some of their grain so that Ruth could glean a large amount. Don't doubt for one minute that this is not what God does for us! I could speak of many times that God dropped blessings into my life that I had very little to do with. Again, I believe that hard work is admirable, and I want to discourage you from being someone that others would consider lazy, but in your efforts and diligence never forget that the increase always comes from God. Now get to work! Amen