Balance: trusting and trying

Speaker: Ruth Brown

Notes

"Work as if everything depends on you and pray as if everything depends on God."

Story of Esther, highlighting ways in which she had worked hard to make things happen (e.g. taking advice, days of preparation, organising banquets) and ways in which she trusted in God to do the impossible (e.g. patience, risking her own life, inviting Haman).

Application

What one thing from the story of Esther do you find most inspiring or challenging?

Is your natural tendency more towards trying hard or towards leaving it to God to sort out? Can you think of examples of when you've had to do both?

These are the "valid extremes" we should hold in balance. What would going too far to one extreme or other look like? How can we make sure we don't go there? How can we help one another to keep in balance?

Posted: 18 Apr 2010