God's work is not man working for God; it is God's own work, though often wrought through man's hands.

When we work, we work. When we pray, God works.

Let us never forget that what we are is more important than what we do.

Our joy in Him may be a fluctuating thing: His joy in us knows no change.

If this is a real work for God it is a real conflict with Satan.

To every toiling, heavy-laden sinner, Jesus says, Come to me and rest. But there are many toiling, heavy-laden believers, too. For them this same invitation is meant. Note well the words of Jesus, if you are heavy-laden with your service, and do not mistake it. It is not, Go, labor on, as perhaps you imagine. On the contrary, it is stop, turn back, Come to me and rest. Never, never did Christ send a heavy laden one to work; never, never did He send a hungry one, a weary one, a sick or sorrowing one, away on any service. For such the Bible only says, Come, come, come.

[God] wants you to have something far better than riches and gold, and that is helpless dependence upon Him.