This lesson is one we can all take to heart. Some have stumbled in this when they have felt Father leading them by His Spirit toward some destination or goal. Rather than allowing Him to be the driving force by which that goal is accomplished, some have felt the need to step in and be the cause themselves.

Causal self-effort is upside down in The Kingdom. According to Philippians 2:13, it is He who is at work in us both to desire and to do godly things and according to Philippians 1:6 He will work His plan to completion in and through us. We need only depend upon Him and allow events to unfold as He directs and presents them.