Life is a joyful discovery:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:" (Ephesians 1: 3)
Paul prayed not that we would do more, but that we would believe and receive more:
"Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints," (Ephesians 1: 15-18)
Our prayer should no longer be about trying to do more, or about asking God to help us while we do more things for Him, but rather to see Jesus Christ working through us, that we might receive all things through Him:
"He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8: 32)
This life is not about achieving, but rather a life of receiving, a life of receiving from Him.
We have nothing to give of ourselves, for apart from Jesus, we can do nothing." (John 15: 5)
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