I was thinking about recent progress in relation to my work in holistic rural development and wondering how much credit I should honestly take. I want to accurately credit God where it is due and not steal His thunder.
I was tempted to say "I can do nothing: it is all God" but for the fact that he holds us accountable and responsible for our actions, to the point that someday for some he will say "Well done, wise and faithful servant of mine! Come on into the eternal blessings" - which tells me that God gives us credit for our actions.
My conclusion is that God gives us one ability and one alone: to choose to surrender/cling to him. We can cling a lot or we can cling a little. Only as we cling to him does he incarnate himself through us and do that which has lasting value.
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