Wise Words From Mentors: Do Your Best, Give God the Rest
by David Chadwick
Sometimes life is hard and other times it’s easier. But the majority of time, the hard and easy parts of life seem to coexist together like two sides of a train track.
No matter what situation you are facing currently in life, here is a great motto I have taught my kids for decades now, “Do your best and give God the rest.”
Doing your best with God’s strength actually crushes the human tendency to be self-reliant. Instead, you can make a conscientious decision to rely on God as you put your very best foot forward.
Proverbs 3:5-6 says it this way, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
Do your best. Do your part. Do what you are able to do. And do it obediently, excellently, and passionately. Work at it with every part of your heart. Working for the Lord not for men (Colossians 3:23).
After you do your best, trust God with the rest. The results. He can handle your looming questions, your search for answers, and your deepest fears. He is big enough to handle any and every issue you encounter.
Doing your best and giving God the rest is an act of faith. And faith is pleasing to the Lord (Hebrews 11:6).
A healthy life needs balance - an awareness of God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility. Even man’s best efforts won’t ever accomplish what God’s mighty hand can do!
That's why we are called simply to do our best, give God the rest.