“God has a thousand ways
Where I can see not one;
When all my means have reached their end
Then His have just begun.”
— Esther Guyot

This morning I was reading these words and found comfort in knowing I could turn to God. But then it hit me like a 2×4. “All my means.” Those three words are an indicator that I’ve tried (hopefully with the help of the Spirit) to do things from my end. It doesn’t mean I sit back and just wait for God to work His magic, like throwing a seed onto the cement ground and expecting it to grow. God wants me to help, but when His plan surpasses my ability, He will find a way.

“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
— 2 Peter 1:5-8

I don’t want to be ineffective or unproductive. Such a branch has no use to the vine (John 15:5). What will I do today to further His kingdom work? What will I do to help the seeds with which I have been entrusted? They surely will not do much good sitting in my hand.