Eccl
11:4 (ESV) He who observes the wind will not sow,
and he
who regards the clouds will not reap.
NOTE: The saying
that 'God helps those who help themselves' is nowhere in the bible. It is never
said or written down. But, there is certainly the principle of action and
prudence combined with faith. Another saying that I was also reminded of
recently, "pray as if everything depends on God, work as if everything
depends on you." I think the point of these sayings and the verse above is
that we do have a responsibility to act. And as a minimum, faith cannot be used
as an excuse to be lazy. We must complete the responsibilities before us. Paul
said, if a man will not work, he should not eat. Where we get into trouble is
where we try to do too much? But what is too much? That is a hard question and
I don't have any easy answers, except, I think deep down within our spirit, if
we are putting the issue to prayer, we will know in our spirit if we are doing
too much or not enough. That is not a very good answer, but it does require the
most essential element in determining God's will, and that is prayer.
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