Ever have one of those times when you tried so hard to do something, but it just wouldn’t work or come together? The most frustrating of these times is when the failure is through no apparent fault of our own. We, perceivably, do everything right and yet it doesn’t work.

The answer is “Yes. Yes, you have.” We’ve all had days (heck, I’ve had months!) where even our best efforts do not yield results. It can be incredibly demoralizing, but it’s a great opportunity for us to realize that sometimes we must bear the weight of the futility of human effort and learn to rely more on God than we do ours...