Whenever hard-working people encounter a problem in life, they tend to try and fix it through hard work.

As a Christian, one challenge is to stop relying on us and lean into our faith. We take our problems to God in prayer first and ask for his guidance and power to work. Then we are to ask the community of faith for help and support. If we don’t need their support, maybe we should ask who we can teach through this experience and have them stand beside us to learn through it.

This is not to discredit hard work in any way. But believers must relinquish self-reliance and trust God to guide and provide. We are to work within the boundaries of faith for us to grow along with those around us. 

You might be able to fix it yourself, but should you?