Roman 7:18
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot it out.
NOTHING IS MORE FASCINATING to me than people what makes some succeed and others give up before they even try to accomplish something.
An aphorism goes, "Ignorance his bliss." There is a grain of truth in that. For instance, many people who have been ignorant of the fact that they could not do something end up doing what others have said could not be done. They have what you call "initiative."
Initiative, linked to the realization that only God can take you where believe He wants you to go, allows you to trust Him completely, to lean upon His grace and strength as opposed to your own ability. It is when you recognize your own inadequacy that you take the first step towards finding His strength and help. Read Paul's description of his own inadequacies in Romans 7. Then read on into the following chapter where Paul, energized by the Spirit of God, presents an entirely different picture. Later, when he wrote to the Philippians saying he could do all things through Christ who gave him strength, it was not to boast of his accomplishments but to recognize that God's strength is more than enough to overcome our inadequacies.
The giants are out there. The mountains are tall and the chasm across the raging rivers are deep, but He is greater than them all. Those who lack much trust much. Initiative, exercised in faith, is the secret of accomplishing what God wants you to do.
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